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There is no single village; There are many villages on the globe. - Coggle…
There is no single village; There are many villages on the globe.
We are very different from different cultures.
Our communication is different.
Our forthrightness varies.
Our politeness ranges.
Our decisiveness diverges.
Differing cultures affect business interactions.
"Yes" has different meanings in different cultural business contexts.
Directness has different relationships to rudeness in different cultural business contexts.
Attempts to remain "non-offensive" stand much more common in some cultural business contexts.
Displays of emotion present different meanings in different cultural business contexts.
Time is experienced and adhered to differently in different cultural business contexts.
The balance of "work" and "relationship" varies in different cultural business contexts.
Often people overemphasize "global" relative to
"local/village."
Integration of cultures has limited reach.
Unique cultural "villages" do create substantive differences between people.
Present times are paradoxical.
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People think they communicate and understand well.
English is the uncontested language of commerce.
Digital communication is extensive mode of communication.
We have MUCH contact.
People actually think from their cultural perspectives.
People stereotype.
People interpret subjectively.
People react quickly.
People are bound to unique contexts.
We need actual conversation.
This is not just information.
This requires cultural intelligence.
This requires understanding cultures.
This requires employing techniques to adapt.
This can be taught.
This means deeply understanding one's own culture, not denying it.
This involves daily implementation and interaction.