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culture shock H00283240 Mohammed Alanuiami

Todd experienced culture Shock when he went to a new and different country . At first he was right . He had a hard job to finish in india , hed to train a new Call center manager . Todd arrived to india and he had the first culture shock in the airport , the people there was a lot different from his local people , the guy who should pick todd didn't know how to spell todd name , he wrote ( toad ) instea of todd and there was a miss communication . So todd took a three tire taxi which he didn't want to take . Todd didn't feel comfortable  as it goes on todd wanted to get to the hotel to get some rest and as it gets more miserable for todd , he saw many things in the indian roads which was culture shock for him . He saw cows in the road, a lot of people who just walk in the road . Todd met a guy whose name is purro , purro insisted to take todd to his house saying that he will be lonely if he took him to the hotel so todd just gave to it . Purro family sreved some food to todd , and todd was eating with his left hand and put his hand back to the food from his mouth . And that didn't like the family saying that todd should eat with his right hand and shouldn't put his hand back to the food . Todd made new friend in his work and his friends told todd to learn more about idea and just give to it instead of resisting . Todd started to adapt , he made new friends and he stared to have fun . For example, in the color day he had a lot of fun by throwing the colors to each other which means he started to adapt . Todd started to feel in love with an indian girl who called aisha which was promoted in work by todd and she became the assistance for todd in work . Todd told aisha that she can do anything which made her motivated and also let all the workers bring anything to work which made the workers more moitivate which made todd a better manager . Finally , todd manager told todd that he must go. To china to finish some work , todd gave his job to his friend purro which he needed to get married . So todd went back to seattle and strated to adapt there by putiing extra sugar in the tea , and don't use toilet paper in the toilet and visiting his mother .

Culture shock exercise 9 CGE H00283240

Todd experienced culture Shock when he went to a new and different country . At first he was right . He had a hard job to finish in india , hed to train a new Call center manager . Todd arrived to india and he had the first culture shock in the airport , the people there was a lot different from his local people , the guy who should pick todd didn't know how to spell todd name , he wrote ( toad ) instea of todd and there was a miss communication . So todd took a three tire taxi which he didn't want to take . Todd didn't feel comfortable  as it goes on todd wanted to get to the hotel to get some rest and as it gets more miserable for todd , he saw many things in the indian roads which was culture shock for him . He saw cows in the road, a lot of people who just walk in the road . Todd met a guy whose name is purro , purro insisted to take todd to his house saying that he will be lonely if he took him to the hotel so todd just gave to it . Purro family sreved some food to todd , and todd was eating with his left hand and put his hand back to the food from his mouth . And that didn't like the family saying that todd should eat with his right hand and shouldn't put his hand back to the food . Todd made new friend in his work and his friends told todd to learn more about idea and just give to it instead of resisting . Todd started to adapt , he made new friends and he stared to have fun . For example, in the color day he had a lot of fun by throwing the colors to each other which means he started to adapt . Todd started to feel in love with an indian girl who called aisha which was promoted in work by todd and she became the assistance for todd in work . Todd told aisha that she can do anything which made her motivated and also let all the workers bring anything to work which made the workers more moitivate which made todd a better manager . Finally , todd manager told todd that he must go. To china to finish some work , todd gave his job to his friend purro which he needed to get married . So todd went back to seattle and strated to adapt there by putiing extra sugar in the tea , and don't use toilet paper in the toilet and visiting his mother .

Exercise 8 CGE H00283240

“Outsourced” - the movie study guide

You are going to watch and create a reflection on the film "Outsourced".

These questions will help you. If you miss watching the film in class, you may get a copy from the library and watch it at home. Here are some clips from "Outsourced"

http://www.outsourcedthemovie.com/Clips/ms_educlips.html

Cultural Dimensions in Outsourced

As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. This will help you with your reflection.

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	todd	Airport
High-context culture	todd	Auntie house
Individualism	todd	Going to india
Collectivism	India people / puro	Street / washing clothes
Low power distance	Todd / aisha	Dave office
High power distance	puro	Todd office
Uncertainty tolerance	aisha	class
Uncertainty avoidance	Auntie Ji / Todd	Aunti Ji house / class
Task orientation	Todd	Learning people in class
Social orientation	Puro L Aunie Ji	Aunty Ji house

Reflection

Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the PowerPoint I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts.

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange new place. What happens at the airport?  The guy who should take Todd didn’t take him because he wrote his name wrong.

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?
To jump in the train

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem
solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?
He sat in something

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first
encounter is with an iced drink. What happens? They gave him ice cream

5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with
cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the
city?  The host described the city as nice and clean

6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot
without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of
Schmuck is?  He said it refer to a nice guy

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd? Puro said if Todd check in a hotel he will be lonely

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?
What is ypur good name , What is your salary , Are you married , Why did you break up with your girlfriend
9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they?  He Ate with his left hand , He put his hand back in the food after he put it in the mouth

10. The Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That
means his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way
they would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing
tea for Todd? She put extra sugar for him

11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?
From the guy who was behind them . he showed Todd that the left hand usually used for washing .

12. What is ethnocentric about his statement "You need to learn about America"?
It  means you should have the American accient

13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?

14. What doesn't Todd understand about the Indians' response to the "cattle brand"?

15. What is Todd's reaction to "You need to learn about India"? What stage of culture
shock might it represent?

16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke
calls home?

17. What mistakes in language usage are represented in the recording of the call about
"a rubber"?

18. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnells?

19. Todd doesn't understand bargaining. How does the Indian respond to this?

20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for?

21. What advise does his fellow American have for him?

22. When Todd develops the incentive system, he has begun to adapt to India. How
has he adapted?

23. When he looks at the cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so
different?

24. Explain the difference between American and Indian cultures when Todd and
Puro discuss how often he visits his family and why he doesn't live with them.

25. What cultural values are involved in the exchange between Aunti Ji and Todd
about ironing his underwear?

26. How well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian
home for a meal?

27. In what ways does he show he has adapted?

28. When the call center floods and they are shut down, Todd finds an "Indian"
solution. What is it?

29. When Todd comes home, there are several signs that his Indian experience has
influenced him. Name three ways he has become more "Indian".


-Florida Study Guide

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiBYJjd18JE

Old is gold, that was our starting point for our project. Its a great thing to see that your heritage and culture is still preserved and practiced till this very day. Our beloved country is 42 years old and that didn't change a thing. The UAE is one of the fastest growing modern countries in the world, with that fact in mind the people didnt forget their history and appreciate their culture like its one of their siblings.
We've interviewed some expatriates and they all said that the UAE is a great place to live in, its safe, the people are appealing and kind, its modern with a twist of its past. Indeed it is, Im really proud of who we are and what we represent. I won't ever forget the saying of His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan : "He who does not have a past, doesn't have a future." May he rest in peace.

Other than learning about my country's culture preservation, and how our country is respected for that. I'll make sure that I pass the message to my children and from them to theirs and so on just like how I learned from my parents and grandparents.

The group work was great, it was distributed among us and each had a task to complete. Whoever learned something new passed the note to the rest of us. Since this is my first course in college, I got to meet new friends and got know how things are run and supposed to be done. All in all it was a great experience that id love to do again.