Cross culture

CROSS-
CULTURE

INTRODUCTION
1. True/False
2. Multiple Choice
3. Situation


True or False

In Egypt, you should give flowers as a gift
in every occasions :
A : True
B : False

B : False

(As flowers are retained for occasions such as
weddings and funerals)

In Philippines wedding, a white silk
cord is placed around the couple’s
shoulders to indicate their union.
In Philippines wedding, a white silk
cord is placed around the couple’s
shoulders to indicate their union
A : True
B : False

A : True

In Chinese wedding, a horseshoe
is given to the bride and groom to
wish them luckiness.
A : True
B : False

B : False

Multiple Choice

In which country, people say “No”–indicated by a
nod of the head upwards :
A : Turkey
B : Bulgaria
C : Argentina

A : Turkey

If you are invited to join a “Pot Luck Dinner”.
What should you do ?
A. You should bring a bunch of flowers.
B. You should bring something to eat.
After the party you bring the spare food back home.
C. You should bring nothing.

B. You should bring something to eat.
After the party you bring the spare food
back home.

When Australians say “Shouting a round”,
what does that mean ?
A : Making a circle and shouting
B : Buying a round of drinks for your group
C : Eating a kind of food together

B : Buying a round of drinks for your group
( If not to do so, you’ll be rendered as stingy and cheap
in the eyes of your Australian company)

Situation

I have a friend. She comes from Quy Nhon -
Vietnam. Once I had dinner with her. After
the dinner I gave her one toothpick. She
told me to put it back to toothpick box.
Then she took one from it by herself. I was
very surprised. Why did she do that?

Because people who lives in Quy Nhon
think that receiving one toothpick will get
bad things.

A: Do you know who
that guy is?
B: Sure, he has been
my dog since junior
high.

Why did she say that men had been
her dog since junior high ?“ ”

“dog” here means : friend

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