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MONTEAGUDO, KHRYSS-ANNE V.BS ECE 1BAnswer the following questions. Is being a foreigner to another land give you the license to take for granted their culture? Why? Going to a foreign land, for vacation, for work, or for immigration may prove to be really hard, especially when you already have an es...

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MONTEAGUDO,KHRYSSANNEV. BSECE1B Ans wert hef ol l owi ngque s t i ons . 1 .I sbe i ngaf or e i gne rt oa not he rl a ndgi veyou t hel i c e ns et ot a kef orgr ant e dt he i rc ul t ur e ? Why? Goi ngt oaf or e i gnl and,f orva c a t i on,f orwor k,orf ori mmi gr a t i onma ypr ovet ober e al l y ha r d,e s pe c i al l ywhe nyoual r e adyha veane s t a bl i s he dc ul t ur eofyourown.Fori ns t a nc e ,youa r e t r ul yaFi l i pi not hr oughandt hr ought ha ti svi s i t i ng,wor ki ngorl i vi ngi naf or e i gnl andt ha tha s ac ul t ur et ha ti squi t edi ffe r e ntf r om your s ,i ti si ne vi t a bl et ha tyouwi l le xpe r i e nc es omeki ndof c ul t ur es hoc k.I tmi ghte ve nma keyous e eonl yt heba dpa r t sofi t ,a ndt hi nkt ha ti tc a n’ tbe he l pe dbe c a us eyouar eaf or e i gne r .Howe ve r ,j us tbe c a us ei ti sdi ffe r e ntf r om your sdoe snot me a ni ti sl e s s e rt ha nyour s ,i tdoe snotme a nyoua r egr e a t e rt ha nt he m.Andbe i ngaf or e i gne r doe snotgi veyoua“ f r e epa s s ”t of a i li na ppr e c i a t i ngt he i rc ul t ur e .Tha ti sbe c a us et he r ei sno c ul t ur et ha ti sbe t t e rorl e s s e rt ha not he r s .Cul t ur ei ss ome t hi ngt ha tc a nnotbeme as ur e df or c ompar i ng.J us tl i keho we ve r yonee l s et hi nks ,s pe aks ,be ha ve sdi ffe r e nt l y ,c ul t ur ei ss ome t hi ng t ha ti sme a ntt obedi ffe r e nt .Cul t ur ei sl i keyouri de nt i t y .J us tl i keho w youdon’ twantyourwa y oft hi nki ng,s pe a ki ng,be ha vi ng be i ng unde r va l ue d ort ake nf orgr ant e d,t heot he r swi t h di ffe r e ntc ul t ur et ha nyour sdon’ twa ntt obet ake nf orgr a nt e dt oo.Fur t he r mor e ,youandyour c ul t ur ei sf or e i gnt ot he m asi ti sf oryou.I t ’ sat i e . 2 .How doe si nt e r c ul t ur alc ommuni c a t i onr e l a t et oc ul t ur als e ns i t i vi t y? The pur pos e ofi nt e r c ul t ur a lc ommuni c a t i on i st oe x c ha nge i nf or ma t i on t of ur t he r unde r s t andhow c ul t ur e saffe c tt hebe ha vi orofpe opl ewhoa r epr a c t i c i ngt he m, t he i rpe r c e pt i on oft hewor l da ndwha ti sha ppe ni ngar oundt he m,andt he i rwa yofc ommuni c a t i ngwi t hot he r pe opl e .Now,t oa c hi e vet hi spur pos e ,be i ngc ul t ur al l ys e ns i t i vei soneoft her e qui r e me nt s . Cul t ur als e ns i t i vi t yi sbe i nga war et ha tc ul t ur a ldi ffe r e nc e sands i mi l ar i t i e sbe t we e npe opl ee xi s t wi t houta s s i gni ngt he m aval ue–pos i t i veorne ga t i ve ,be t t e rorwor s e ,r i ghtorwr ong( Re dShoe Move me nt ,2 020 ) .Thee ffe c t i vi t y ofi nt e r c ul t ur alc ommuni c a t i on hi ghl y de pe ndson one ’ s c ul t ur a ls e ns i t i vi t y .Tha ti sbe c aus emos toft het i me ,huma nst e ndt ope r s e c ut es ome onet ha ti s di ffe r e ntf r om wha tt he yc ons i de rnor ma loror di na r y .Now,wi t hc ul t ur als e ns i t i vi t y ,i ti shi ghl y pos s i bl et or e a c h an unde r s t a ndi ng ac r os sdi ffe r e ntc ul t ur e s ,and al ong wi t hi t ,t hr ough i nt e r c ul t ur alc ommuni c a t i on wec a nl e a r n mor ea boutc ul t ur e sas i def r om our sa nd mi ght pr e s e r vet he m aswe l l . 3 .How c ant hemul t i c ul t ur a lc ha l l e nge sbeaddr e s s e dbyl a ngua ger e gi s t e r s ?Gi veane xa mpl e . Notkno wi ngaboutot he rc ul t ur e sandnotwa nt i ngt oknow a boutot he rc ul t ur e sar et wo e nt i r e l y di ffe r e ntt hi ngsbutbot h oft he m c aus eobs t a c l e si nr e a c hi ng unde r s t andi ng i na mul t i c ul t ur a ls e t t i ng .The s et woc r e a t ec ha l l e nge si ne s t a bl i s hi ngi nt e r c ul t ur alc ommuni c a t i on a ndc ons e ns usbe c aus et he yc l oudone ’ sj udgme nte ve nbe f or ema ki nga nyc ont a c twi t hot he r pe opl ei ndi ffe r e ntc ul t ur e .As i def r om t ha t ,huma nsa l s ot e ndt oc onf us e“ di ffe r e ntf r om me ” f r om “ l e s s e rt ha n me ” .I n mos tc a s e s ,t hel a t t e ri swha tmos t l y pi c ke d up by mos tpe opl e . Howe ve r ,t he s ec ha l l e nge sc a nbea ddr e s s e dbyl a ngua ger e gi s t e r s .Byappr opr i a t e l ypi c ki ngup

a nds wi t c hi ngwhi c hr e gi s t e r st ous ei napar t i c ul ars i t ua t i oni nc r e as e sc hanc e sofac c e pt a nc eby ot he rpe opl e .Fore x ampl e ,e ve ni fyou a r enotbot h pr of e s s i ona l ,i ti si mpor t a ntt ous et he c ons ul t a t i ver e gi s t e rfir s t ,e s pe c i al l ywhe nyoua r et a l ki ngt os ome onewhom youdon’ tknow a boutanddon’ tknow aboutyoue i t he r .I nt hi swa y ,youc a na voi duni nt e nt i onal l ydi s r e s pe c t i ng t he i rc ul t ur e ,andt hes a megoe swi t hwhom youa r et al ki ngt o.Andt he n,i ft hei nt i mac yl e ve li s upbyf e w,e . g.f r om s t r ange r st oac qua i nt anc e ,youc angr a dual l yt r a ns i t i onf r om c ons ul t a t i vet o c a s ualr e gi s t e r .I ti si mpor t a ntt obemi ndf ulofot he r ss ot ha tyouc anwa t c hwha tyous a yand doa nd a voi d mi s unde r s t andi ng.I ti sal s oi mpor t a ntt obeope nmi nde d;a s s umpt i onsc l oud one ’ sj udgme nt .And by gai ni ng knowl e dge of ot he rc ul t ur e ,i t de c r e as e sc hanc e s of mi s unde r s t a ndi ng.

Re f e r e nc e s Wha ti sc ul t ur a ls e ns i t i vi t y ? Di s c o v e rd e fini t i o n& t h e o r y.( 2 020 ,Fe br uar y 14) .RED SHOE t ps : / /r e ds hoe move me nt . c om/wha t i s c ul t ur a l s e ns i t i vi t y/ MOVEMENT.ht...