Cultural Conflict Alexander Grewe
What is cultural conflict?
Culture conflict, which is defined as “Difference in cultural values and beliefs that place people at odds with one another” by Jonathan H. Turner, is a common phenomenon in the modern world Microlly, Alexander Grewe defines it as the conflict between guests of different culture and nationality in a British 1970. When people’s expectations of a certain behavior coming from their cultural background are not met, the cultural conflicts occur.
Story Time
When meeting each other, Chinese people always shake hands to show their amity. My uncle has once came across his friend and his friend’s wife, and he was shocked when the woman came to kiss his face. In china, only beloved ones kiss each other when meeting. And in the end they solved the conflict and bantered the funny incident brought by cultural conflict. …show more content…
When my headmaster introduced a new teacher from United states of America, he said ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I'm delighted to introduce to you a very pretty girl, Miss Brown. She is a very good teacher from the USA.’ However, the new teacher then flushed and felt awkward. When Chinese introduce reverent guests, they often use commendatory words with ornate rhetoric while American people are pleased to use subjective expressions.
A friend who is studying in Northeast China told me that once he had a meal in Japan and when he was talking out loud to tell jokes all the Japanese people in the restaurant started to reveal abhorrent facial expressions, mumbling blaming words. In Northeast China, people talk out loud while eating to show their amity and passion. However, people in Japan prefer not to emit any words to show their politeness.
Moreover, cultural conflict sometimes can be cut down if you sit among a group of people with another culture for a really long
Culture conflict, which is defined as “Difference in cultural values and beliefs that place people at odds with one another” by Jonathan H. Turner, is a common phenomenon in the modern world Microlly, Alexander Grewe defines it as the conflict between guests of different culture and nationality in a British 1970. When people’s expectations of a certain behavior coming from their cultural background are not met, the cultural conflicts occur.
Story Time
When meeting each other, Chinese people always shake hands to show their amity. My uncle has once came across his friend and his friend’s wife, and he was shocked when the woman came to kiss his face. In china, only beloved ones kiss each other when meeting. And in the end they solved the conflict and bantered the funny incident brought by cultural conflict. …show more content…
When my headmaster introduced a new teacher from United states of America, he said ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I'm delighted to introduce to you a very pretty girl, Miss Brown. She is a very good teacher from the USA.’ However, the new teacher then flushed and felt awkward. When Chinese introduce reverent guests, they often use commendatory words with ornate rhetoric while American people are pleased to use subjective expressions.
A friend who is studying in Northeast China told me that once he had a meal in Japan and when he was talking out loud to tell jokes all the Japanese people in the restaurant started to reveal abhorrent facial expressions, mumbling blaming words. In Northeast China, people talk out loud while eating to show their amity and passion. However, people in Japan prefer not to emit any words to show their politeness.
Moreover, cultural conflict sometimes can be cut down if you sit among a group of people with another culture for a really long