跨文化交际 课件2.pptVIP

Session 2 Cultural Diversity Right attitude in this global village Appreciate similarities, Accept differences Warm-up: Read the following sayings aloud, and think it over: what do they mean to you? Human beings draw close to one another by their common nature, but habits and customs keep them apart. ---- Confucian saying One man’s meat is another man’s poison. ---- English proverb God gave to every people a cup, cup of clay, and from this cup they drank life… They all dipped in the water, but their cups were different. ---- R. Benedict Joke appreciation for cultural diversity A young lady’s miniskirt was accidentally torn open by a young man. Please decide where they come from according to their responses to this incident. Joke appreciation for cultural diversity 1. Before the man saying sorry, the woman bowed down and said in a tender voice: sorry, it is all my fault. It is all the bad quality of my skirt. I am sorry for the trouble I have brought to you. Joke appreciation for cultural diversity 2. Before the man saying sorry, the woman gave him a name-card and said: “This is my lawyer’s phone number. He will talk with you about your sex harassment. See you in the court.” Joke appreciation for cultural diversity 3. Before the man saying sorry, the woman covered the torn part of the skirt with a newspaper in hand and shyly said: “Sir, can you send me home? It is not very far from here.” Then the young man put his coat on the girl and called a taxi to send her home. Joke appreciation for cultural diversity 4. Before the man saying sorry, the woman gurgled and put her hand on the man’s shoulder: “Sir, if you do not mind, you can buy me a red rose to show your apology.” Then the man bought her a rose and they went to a hotel together to study more about the skirt. Joke appreciation for cultural diversity 5. Before