Cross Cultural Communication
Cross Cultural Communication
Mohamed Elamin
Date: 02/23/2011
City University of Seattle
Abstract
This paper is about comparing and contrasting the American style of communication and that of Bahrain. Different countries have their own interpretation for every single issue based on their culture background and their way of thinking. The most significant characteristics of American culture are: individualism, equality, competition, freedom and privacy, action orientation, directness, particularity, and a problem solving orientation. In Bahrain is somewhat the same as other Arab countries, religion faith and local traditions play a large role in the people’s lives, although Bahrain constitution is more liberal compared with other countries in the Middle East.
Cross Cultural Communication
Nowadays according to the fast growth of international businesses, communication between different cultures became essential. More and more of us are required to understand people who come from countries and cultures different from our own. Communication with people of different cultures is difficult because people have different culture background and have different ways of thinking, seeing, hearing, and interpreting the world. Thus the same words can mean different things to people from different cultures, even when they speak the same language. When the languages are different and translation has to be used to convey ideas then the possibility of misunderstandings are tremendously increased. According to my own experience, I was worked in Bahrain before I came to the United States I can say that each culture has its own criteria. Therefore a lot of researches had been conducted to help people understand and maintain good intercultural communication.
In America people are equal and treated as the same in all aspects of life. In Bahrain according to the constitution all people are equal. But in fact people who belong to the royal family and people who are very rich,
Mohamed Elamin
Date: 02/23/2011
City University of Seattle
Abstract
This paper is about comparing and contrasting the American style of communication and that of Bahrain. Different countries have their own interpretation for every single issue based on their culture background and their way of thinking. The most significant characteristics of American culture are: individualism, equality, competition, freedom and privacy, action orientation, directness, particularity, and a problem solving orientation. In Bahrain is somewhat the same as other Arab countries, religion faith and local traditions play a large role in the people’s lives, although Bahrain constitution is more liberal compared with other countries in the Middle East.
Cross Cultural Communication
Nowadays according to the fast growth of international businesses, communication between different cultures became essential. More and more of us are required to understand people who come from countries and cultures different from our own. Communication with people of different cultures is difficult because people have different culture background and have different ways of thinking, seeing, hearing, and interpreting the world. Thus the same words can mean different things to people from different cultures, even when they speak the same language. When the languages are different and translation has to be used to convey ideas then the possibility of misunderstandings are tremendously increased. According to my own experience, I was worked in Bahrain before I came to the United States I can say that each culture has its own criteria. Therefore a lot of researches had been conducted to help people understand and maintain good intercultural communication.
In America people are equal and treated as the same in all aspects of life. In Bahrain according to the constitution all people are equal. But in fact people who belong to the royal family and people who are very rich,
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