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ives
Mode/
TypeofPr
esent
ati
on:
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kShow
Descri
pti
on:Thistal
kshow exploresthediff
erencesi
ncultur
alper
specti
vesbetweenEaster
n
andWest erncountr
[Link]
ici
pantrepresentsacountr
yandsharesinsi
ghtsonvalues,
tr
adit
ions,andway [Link] aimst ohelpvi
ewersunderst
andhow cultur
eshapes
peopl
e’sthought
s,behaviors,
anddeci
sion-
making.
Cour
se&Sect
ion:
GEC101-Gg1
GROUP1:
[Link],
WAI
FAP.–HOST
[Link],
SOLAI
MANA.–GERMANY(
GERMAN)
[Link]
E,ABDULYASSI
N–JAPAN(
JAPANESE)
[Link]
DAAGUN,
ASHARY–I
NDI
A(I
NDI
AN)
[Link],
MUHAMMADZHAM ZHAM L.–PHI
LIPPI
NES(
FILI
PINO)
[Link],
HANZALA–USA(
AMERI
CAN)
TALKSHOW SCRI
PT
:Gooddayev
Host eryone!Wel
cometoEastv
sWestCul
tur
alTal
k—apr
ogr
am wher
eweexpl
ore
howcul
tur
esdi
fferacrosst
heworl
d.
Today,we’l
lbecompar i
ngWest ernandEaster
ncult
uresfr
om dif
ferentcountr
ies,f
ocusi
ngon
fi
veaspects:dini
nghabi
ts,deci
sionmaking,l
iv
ingar
rangement
s,indivi
dual
ism vscoll
ect
ivi
sm,
andpunctuali
ty.
Now,sinceourguestsar
efrom di
ffer
entpart
softhewor
ld,theywon’tbeher
ephysical
lyinthe
studi
[Link]
ead,we’
llbeconnecti
ngwiththem l
i
vev i
ascreen—justl
i
kear ealonl
i
nei nter
view
setup.
[
CUTTOSCREENGRAPHI
C:“
LIVECONNECTI
ON”
]
Wehaverepresent
ati
vesf
rom t
heUni
tedSt
ates,Ger
many
,Phi
l
ippi
nes,I
ndi
a,andJapanj
oini
ng
usv
irt
ual
l
yt oday.
Host(
smi
l
es,
gest
urest
oscr :Let
een) ’schecki
fourguest
sar
eready
.EVERYONE,cany
ouhear
me?
USA(
OnScr
een)
:Yes,
loudandcl
ear
.Hel
l
oev
ery
one!
Ger
many(
OnScr
een)
:Hal
l
o!
Phi
l
ippi
nes(
OnScr
een)
:Magandangar
awpo!Happyt
obeher
e.)
I
ndi
a(OnScr
een)
:Namast
e!Wel
comeev
ery
one.
)
Japan(
OnScr
een)
:Konni
chi
wa!MI
NASAN,
Nicet
omeety
ou.
)
Host
:Per
fect
!Thanky
out
oal
lourguest
sforj
oini
ngust
oday
.
[
LIGHTTRANSI
TIONMUSI
C].
1.
)DI
NINGHABI
TS
Host
:Let
’sst
artwi
thdi
ninghabi
[Link],
howdopeopl
eusual
l
yeat
?
USA:IntheUS,peopl
eusual
lyeatfrom thei
rownplat
esusi
ng ut
ensi
l
[Link]
ing f
ood i
s
[Link]
enathome,
ever
yonehasthei
rownpor
ti
on.
Germany:Wear equit
esi
milar
.Weal
soeatindi
vi
duall
y,andmealsarestr
uctur
edandpol i
te.
Shari
ng from t
he same pl
ateisr
[Link]
herWest er
n count
ri
es l
ike Swi
tzer
land and t
he
Nether
landsdothesame.
Phil
i
ppines:Saaminpo,weoftenshar ef
ood,especial
lyri
ceandv i
ands,andsomet
imesweeat
wit
hourhands,likeinkamayanst y
[Link]
tt
ingtogetheriscommon,andi t’
sawaytobondasa
famil
[Link]
ngcountr
ies,l
ikeI
ndonesiaandThailand,
dothesame.
Japan(
jumpingi
n):I
nter
esti
ng!I
nJapan,wemostlyeatfrom ourownbowl
s,butsi
dedi
shes
canbeshar
[Link]
quet
te,
li
kepr
operchopsti
ckuse.
Indi
a(addi
ngnaturall
y):Forus,weal soeatwit
hourhands,andsometi
mesweshar efoodon
thesameplat
ewhi lesitt
[Link]
sissi
milart
osomeAr abcount
ri
es,al
thougheach
countr
yhassl
ightdiff
erencesinst
yleort het
ypeoff
oodserved.
Host(
summar
y):
Sowecanseeacl earpatter
n:West erncountr
iesli
keUSAandGer manyeatindi
vidual
lywit
h
utensi
l
s,whi l
e Eastern count
ri
es—i ncl
uding Phil
i
ppines,Japan,India,and some Ar ab
countr
ies—of
teneatcommunal ly,somet i
meswi thhands,shar i
ngfood,orsit
ti
ngt oget
her.
Mealsaremorethanjustf
ood—theyref l
ectfami
ly,
respect,andcommunit
yval
ues.
2.
)DECI
SIONMAKI
NG(
focus:
Mar
ri
age)
Host
:Wheni
tcomest
odeci
sionmaki
ng,
especi
all
ymar
ri
age,
howi
siti
ntheUSA?
USA:Marri
agei
saper
sonaldeci
sion.I
ndi
vi
dual
schooset
hei
rpar
tnerbasedont
hei
rown
pr
efer
ence.
Host
:Indi
aandJapan,
howabouty
ourcul
tur
e?
I
ndia:I
nourcultur
e,familyplaysabigrol
[Link]
mesmarr
iagesar
ear
rangedorgui
dedby
par
[Link]
imes,parentsevenhel
pchoosethepar
tner
.
Fami
Japan: l
yopi
nioni
sal
soi
mpor
tant
,anddeci
sionsar
eof
tendi
scussedwi
tht
hem.
Host(
summar
y):
SoWest
erndeci
sionsar
emor
eindi
vi
dual
,whi
l
eEast
erndeci
sionsi
nvol
vef
ami
l
y.
3.
)LI
VINGARRANGEMENTS
Host
:Let
’st
alkaboutl
i
vingar
rangement
[Link]
manyandPhi
l
ippi
nes?
Ger
many
:Iti
scommonf
ory
oungadul
tst
oli
vei
ndependent
lyoncet
heyar
efi
nanci
all
yst
abl
e.
Phi
l
ippines:Manypeoplestaywit
ht hei
rfamilyev
enaf
terwor
[Link]
l
ysuppor
tisv
ery
i
mportant.”Andofcour
se…l
i
brepagkainsabahay
Host(
summar
y):
SoWester
ncul
tur
espr
eferi
ndependentl
i
ving,whi
l
eEast
erncul
tur
espr
eferst
ayi
ngcl
osewi
th
fami
l
y.
4.
)INDI
VIDUALI
SM &COLLECTI
VISM
Host
:Now,
let
’sdi
scussi
ndi
vi
dual
i
sm andcol
l
ect
ivi
[Link]?
Wev
USA: aluei
ndi
vi
dual
i
[Link]
efocusonper
sonalsuccessandi
ndependence.
Host
:Phi
l
ippi
nes,
cany
ouexpl
aincol
l
ect
ivi
sm?
Phi
li nes:I
ppi nourcultur
e,wepract
icet
hebay
ani
hanspi
ri
t,wher
epeopl
ehel
peachot
her
wit
houtexpect
ingany
thi
nginr
etur
n.
Wevaluecommuni
ty,uni
ty,andcooper
ati
[Link]
angkapagmaykai
l
anganka,buongbar
angay
t
utul
ong.
Host
:Indi
a,doy
oual
soexper
iencet
his?
I
ndi
a:Yes,
fami
l
yandcommuni
tysuppor
tar
ever
yimpor
tanti
nourcul
tur
e.
Host(
summar
y):
So West
erncul
tur
efocusesont
hesel
f,whi
l
eEast
erncul
tur
efocusesont
hegr
oup and
communit
y.
5.
)PUNCTUALI
TY
Host
:Last
ly,
punct
ual
i
[Link]
many
?
Ger
many
:Bei
ngont
imei
sver
yimpor
tant
.Itshowsr
espectandpr
ofessi
onal
i
sm.
Host
:Phi
l
ippi
nesorI
ndi
a?
Phi
l
ippi I
nes:nourcul
tur
e,t
imei
smor
efl
exi
[Link]
ati
onshi
pssomet
imescomef
ir
st.
Somet
imes…‘
Fi
li
pinot
ime’
isr
eal
.
Host
:It
hinkwecanal
lagr
eet
hatbei
ngont
imecanbechal
l
engi
ngsomet
imes,
right
?
Host(
summar
y):
SoWest
erncul
tur
esar
est
ri
ctwi
tht
ime,
whi
l
eEast
erncul
tur
esar
emor
efl
exi
ble.
Host
:
Sot osum ital
lup,Westerncult
ureslikeUSAandGer manyaremor ei
ndependent ,di
rect,and
[Link]
eEasterncult
ureslikePhi li
ppines,Japan,andIndiaaremor ef ami l
y-
oriented,
respectf
ul,
andcommuni t
y-f
[Link] ought hi
st al
kshow,welearnedthatcul
turaldif
ferences
shapehow peopleliveandinter
[Link] standingthesedif
ferenceshelpsusbecomemor e
open-mindedandrespect
ful
.Thanky ouf orli
steni
ng!