12 Dimensions Critical Reflection

Based on Saeed CMI Report I collect 4 dimensions, Communication, Expression, Status and Decision Making.

Part 1:

A communication dimension means how the person communicates with others. This dimension has two polarities, direct and indirect communication. The direct communication mean that the person communicates or speaks to other person directly like Ahmed says to Ali: bring me coffee. In the other hand, indirect polarities mean that the person communicates with others indirectly like Ahmed says to Ali: I am so thirsty, can you please get me a cup of coffee I will be so thankful.

Second dimension is Expression and its polarities are Reveal and conceal. Reveal mean the person show his feeling to others while conceal is that the person keeping his feeling or his expression without showing it to others.

Third dimension is Status which has two polarities Ascribed and Achieved. Ascribed mean the person get what he want in easy way for example Ahmed get his father job without any hard work. Achieved mean that the person get what he want by hard work for example Ali become a manager because ho studied hard and work hard.

Last dimension is Decision Making which means the way of taking a decision on something. First polarity is Rules which mean the person taking a decision based on rules (follow the rules). Second polarity means that the person taking a decision based on a Relationship for example Ahmed break the rules and let Salem do something only because they are brothers.

Part 2:

The report said that Saeed communication is indirectly which is a problem in my opinion because he must make sure that he must make the people understand what he say or what he want if he wants to communicate indirectly.

Secondly, Saeed concealing his expression which is weakness because he will conceal everything he knows whether it’s good or bad and of course he must not reveal his personal things. Also, Saeed is achieved person he likes to work hard. In my opinion he must improve his work more.

Last thing which is a problem in Saeed and that is he likes to make a decision in a Relationship way. The problem is that he will not take a decision based on rules and that is it.

Part 3

In my opinion about Saeed, he has good and bad things and suggests he must communicate with others directly but if he wants to communicate indirectly he must make sure that the other person understands what he want. Also he should not always conceal his expression because that will affects him in his work while he must follow the rules if he wants to make any decisions.

Finally I would like to say that Saeed has an advantage which is he likes to work hard and I suggests he must improve that.

Exercise #5

Outsourced-the movie study guide.

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect	Dave (the manager) And Todd	Todd receive a direct communication By his manager Dave asking him if he want to go to India.
Expression – Reveal / conceal	Todd and Dave (the manager)	When Dave asked Todd about going to India Todd rejected. It’s a reveal Expression
Connecting—Exclusive / inclusive	Indian People and Foreign people	Foreign people can celebration with the Indian people or can celebrate in the Indian celebration
Context – Informal / formal	Todd and Dave (the manager)	Todd have a close relationship with Dave. So it’s Informal.

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?

In our culture we are always respect the older people no matter what. Like what that kid did for Todd when he stand for Todd to make him sit. Younger respecting older.

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

Todd has a stomach pain after he drank a iced drink and he was thinking how long it will take him to get to the hotel.

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 didn’t want Todd feel lonely in the hotel so he took him to auntie je house.

                                                       

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?

Are you married?

Do you have girlfriend?

How much your salary?

Exercise #3

Adapting to a new culture - Avoiding conflict
Able or Unable:

Mrs. Hardcastle: She wasn’t comfortable in her own room because she booked it without a door that’s why she was able to adapt (Patel's) room which is her manger

Mrs. Donelly: She refused to adapt and that’s why she avoid gathering, even in the plane when she travels to India she was thinking about returning back to England because of her shyness 

Mr + Mrs Ainslie: Mr.Ainslie was enthusiastic to see India and he able to communicate with the people but, Mrs.Ainslie  was unable to adapt there and she stayed alone at the hotel.

 Mr. Graham: He was able to adapt with Indian kids and that’s by playing with them their famous play (cricket) , he have fun with them without noticing that he must search the address that he was looking for.

Exercise #1

•  Is bullfighting cultural acceptable? OR should we as traveler's to help make changes in traditions??

In my opinion, bullfighting is so unacceptable because of many reasons. First thing is that bullfighting will made many people injured and it may cause death for a lot of people.

Secondly, we know that it is so fun to see it or doing it but still this animal feel and it is not good thing to kill an animal only for fun!!

Finally, as a traveler's we cannot change it because it’s a tradition thing but we can advise people to avoid it.