Have you ever taken a trip to another country? Did it change the way you see things? Did it surprise you how different it was? Did you like it? Was it hard? In 2014, I took my very first trip outside the United States of America. Up until this point in my life, I had always been in the bubble-like cultural confine of the U.S. … Continue reading How Japan Impacted My Cultural Paradigm
Every teacher that I have EVER met struggles with one central component of our society: time. Time is very important to us. In just one school day, parents, teachers, and students are all bustling to get to school on time, finish homework on time, eat lunch on time, get to the bus on time, and so on and so forth. The biggest one for teachers, … Continue reading How Does Culture Affect the Way We See Time?
Have you ever had a time that you offended someone of another culture on accident? Let’s be honest and say, you probably have and you might not even know it! HSBC World Bank ads have a good way of expressing these culturally different customs. Watch this video for a good laugh! In all honesty, though, a lot of what we think is right and wrong … Continue reading How Can Cultural Differences Lead to Miscommunication?
Onward! Japanward! 