A cultural strategy that I would use when I am in another culture that is different from the one that I am normally used to is figuring out what cultural values might be involved when I encounter a conflict or when something goes wrong. For example, if I end up offending someone I would ask them how I offended them or what I did wrong. A second strategy would be to counter stereotypes that are used against people of my own country by using cultural values to explain them. For example, when Americans are being stereotyped for being aggressive because they speak out their mind or opinions about an issue I will explain that it is part of their cultural values in order to solve social conflicts which is our way of bringing peace. The last strategy that I would use is think about how different cultures might view things in different ways. In the culture learning strategies for the pre departure strategy I think that the strategy of making distinctions between behavior that is personal (unique to the person), cultural (representative of the person's culture), and universal (shared by humans) is useful so that I won’t get emotionally stressed or upset by taking things too personal from people. Another strategy would be to join clubs or organizations to meet people who have the same interests as me. When joining a club it can allow me to feel more comfortable in meeting these new people because when you are joined in a club or organizations it forces you to mingle with the people of these clubs and it forces you to work with them along with making you be able to feel more comfortable talking to them since you will be seeing these people more often and you are all part of this inside group that way you are not just an outsider to them. Through talking and mingling with these people from your club you will be able to learn more about them and their culture as well. Observing the people from my host country very carefully can also be a helpful. For example, by observing the people from my host country very carefully I can learn some of the social rules that are expected to be followed such as when everyone on the train don't talk and stay quiet and if everyone on the train stays quiet it must mean that we are not allowed to talk on the train so by copying what others do can be helpful on knowing what social rules to follow when your are in public.
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