Culture

I chose china as the culture that I will set up a collaborative business venture with. While comparing and contrasting my culture from theirs I’ve notice that the culture is different from ours in some ways. For example, Chinese people keep gestures and unusual facial expressions to a minimum. Chinese do not use their hands when speaking, and are annoyed by people who do. Avoid touching, as Chinese people dislike being touched by strangers. We as Americans like to offer a firm handshake, lasting 3-5 seconds, upon greeting and leaving. I could mention all as to what’s comparable and not to the china culture, but I will a few and give the website. China people when dining have to leave food on their plate because if the plate is clean indicates that you were not given enough food, and this is a huge insult. Do not tip. It is considered an insult. Another is surprisingly, gift giving in Chinese business culture is forbidden, because this gesture is considered bribery. Although, some businesses still practice gift giving, but the safest thing to do is avoid it. Do not discuss business during the meal. Given that the Chinese culture is different from ours in some ways base on the cross-cultural communication reference guide that I used these factors would affect my approach in insuring effective communication because what may be normal for us is very much different for other people in other countries and in this case china because of beliefs, rituals, customs, and their upbringings which creates communication barriers along the way so I came to the conclusion that have training sessions for our employees would enhance communication abroad. “Intercultural communication is essential to thriving in a global economy. In previous years, intercultural communication was mostly a business concern, but with the invention of the Internet, cultures are able to communicate freely in social contexts as well. Diets, languages, fashion and relationships across genders and ages can...