Who else from SNHU is watching this? Where are all my fellow Penmen at??

@thephilosophicalthug

Ай бұрын

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@user-ce4xh2dz9j

Ай бұрын

Penmen Power!

@marcjefferson2500

Ай бұрын

right here

@yourboy_fana6018

Ай бұрын

Yessir

@shanntelle

Ай бұрын

🙋‍♀️

As an autistic person, this actually can help explain a lot about the communication issues between autistic and allistic (non-autistic) folks as well. Fantastic talk!

"good for you" can actually mean the same thing in English. It depends on how you say it.

@mariawesley7583

Жыл бұрын

People might confuse it with "That must be nice".

@feedbackzaloop

Жыл бұрын

Same goes for "good job" as another example and is a basic property of sarcasm, in every language.

It's really a good idea to understand the context. It's happening in everyone's lives and everyday. Everyone should understand this.

@whatsappme110

Жыл бұрын

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@tiffanystrand4423

Жыл бұрын

Agree… it’s the only way forward…

A very interesting clarification of what happens every day in intercultural conversations

I am Japanese though I’ve never heard that “thumbs up gesture” represents No.5 in Japan.

@wickeli

3 ай бұрын

Thought in Japan they started counting one from the pinky and it went up till 5 was the thumb?

@bat_bat

2 ай бұрын

im middle-eastern and I've never heard that it means anything but something positive so 🤷‍♀

@CoachAshley1983

2 ай бұрын

Our exchange student is from Senegal and he was so confused with us giving the "thumbs up" because he definitely doesn't recognize it as a positive gesture! 🫣

this extends culturally as much as it does between conversations of neurodivergent people and 'neurotypicals'. amazing speech to bring back accountability and community !!

A very good topic, explained beautifully.

That is a great to increase our clients' awareness as most of the time, they do not think culture matters that much. Thanks you

If you’re hanging out with somebody and they’re from another country you should be aware that if they rubbed you the way, it wouldn’t be on purpose especially if they see no wrong doing on their part. They should have a book about what’s considered “rude” for each country. Such as “👍🏼 “

I've been living in the American South all my life and have recently found out that "Bless your heart " isnt always a sweet thing that older women say. It can also be used in a very condescending way by anyone. I even heard it last week on a political ad to discredit Stacy Abrams.

@whatsappme110

Жыл бұрын

👆👆📩

I found this lecture very informative and insightful. The speaker definitely highlights the importance of cultural awareness to create better understanding between people.

Yup, I too experienced intercultural communication issues-within the same company! 👉 Some people sit very quietly in meetings, never saying anything unless specifically asked. Others don't need an invitation-they interrupt, raise their voices, speak above others-just can't seem to shut up. Or listen. 👉 Many people hesitate to speak against the popular opinion in the room. Especially if it means contradicting the boss. However, a few think they're born to be the devil's advocates. They will tear down the speaker and rip apart her ideas even before she has articulated them. 👉 Some are frank and outspoken to the point of being rude. Others are so subtle, you completely miss what they're hinting at. And then you're shocked when negotiations fail. They seemed to be going so well-everybody was smiling, nodding politely, agreeing with you ...!

@finiantsl5573

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it's only intercultural but also about education (home, school, social manners) and personality. Rule n° 1 in intercultural communication is 'be considerate and respectful'

@nHans

Жыл бұрын

​@@finiantsl5573 Personality-sure. Some of the points I made apply equally well to introvert v. extrovert. But I was talking specifically about cultural differences. Even after accounting for individual differences, you can see clear culturally-defined behaviors. Home and society-absolutely; that's where people learn how to communicate-and to (mis)behave. And that's where the cultural aspect comes from. School-no. All schools-everywhere in the world-teach students not to interrupt if someone is speaking; to raise their hands if they want to say something; speak only when called upon to do so; and not be rude. And yet, their behavior as adults-that is to say, in colleges, workplaces, social gatherings etc.-is determined by the culture they grew up in _outside_ of school. Oh, and I completely agree with your last point. 💯. But it's easier said than done. 😢

Thank you for those pieces of information 👍🏻

Excelente Muito obrigado

Amazing speech! And, as a Northeastern Brazilian man who's married to a Southern American woman, I see every day how important communication is... In fact, the Universe itself wouldn't exist without communication.

A view from the top can be very insightful. This is very insightful.

Nice lecture. The gesture for 5 in Japan is something that I have never seen in Japan in my 25+ years. Non of my Japanese friends or in-laws have every heard of that.

Thank you. I've really enjoyed this.

The 👍 gesture has a few other meanings as well. I know them from personal experience-they're not urban legends. You tell them apart from noticeable differences in hand position and arm movement. And above all, context. ➜ "I'm hitchhiking; I need a lift." ➜ "Get lost / take a hike." ➜ "Ha ha, fooled ya!" (You alternately bend and straighten the thumb a few times.) ➜ "What happened?" (Accompanied by raised eyebrows and a quizzical expression on your face.) ➜ "I demand to know how this happened!" (You speak in a raised voice, and bang the 👍 fist-like a gavel-against the other palm.)

Here's the real paradox. In order to underline the importance of intercultural communication, people who are supposed to be intercultural communication experts base their talks on false assumptions about the rigidity of the borders between cultures. I mean, she assumed that "good for you" does not have a double meaning in English, or that hierarchy is not displayed in the US.

@ssh00t3mupp

Жыл бұрын

She never said good for you cannot have a double meaning in english. She said that its amost always sarcastic in german which is true. You don‘t use that phrase if you want to be sinciere.

@Gzerus

Жыл бұрын

@@ssh00t3mupp I agree with her point, I just don't like how she's making it. I didn't say she said it, but she assumed it, like in her story, if she had assumed there was a double meaning in English, she would've clarified it right away seeing her friend's facial expression, or she would've found what went wrong in their conversation without waiting for another German friend to give her the answer. So I don't think this particular miscommunication happened because of cultural differences, but rather because people don't clarify enough when they assume that what they say can be misunderstood. But this topic is very complicated, and a lot of people use examples like that to introduce it. This type of discourse simplifies the topic, and as a result, only people who are already convinced of the importance of intercultural communication education will agree with her point. And it's a problem, because the goal of this type of speech is to make everyone understand the stakes of intercultural communication, not only people who are already on this side.

I did hear about this in my travels. I should do a video near this topic on my channel. I love how she went into detail and thinking about the differences in cultures. Awesome video 💪🏻😎

Very interesting

Thank you! Very useful content while I am living in Dubai now.

I had no idea you could screw up a business deal so easily.

Ooh! So the hundreds of 👍 that this video has garnered ... may not all be 'Likes'? 🤔 Does KZread use different icons for different geographies / cultures? When Google Translate translates text, does it translate emojis also? I'm so confused ... 😵

The nonverbal aspect of communication can sometimes help bridge the gap when meanings that are lost due to cultural differences, even then there are pitfalls. Gesture for example mean different things to different people.

That’s social anthropology! Is this what you’re discussing? This isn’t ’cultural Comms’ ?

The gesture that represents “number 1” in many European countries also represents “number 1” here in Japan. It never means number 5 here. Where did she get the information?

@mahxylim7983

Жыл бұрын

oops~ i wonder what happen

This became a school task:(

like her voice and she’s cute

@whatsappme110

Жыл бұрын

👆🔺️

@rollandjoeseph

Жыл бұрын

Totally adorable and smart , she could bring world peace!😍

So although I agree with this video, and its context. The Middle East does not use the thumbs up sign as the middle finger although there are many other gestures that could mean that. The thumbs up in the Middle East means the same as the US or England.

In Ghana, when the tomb moves down on the tombs up gesture it is a big insult.

I first became aware of different hand gestures meaning different things when Dan Quayle was boarding a plane home from South America and turned to flash an 'A-OK" sign. The curved thumb and index finger signal a$%hole. What a public relations blunder.

Can we send her to congress to help explain to them how to communicate?

good expression by talking

It doesn’t mean something rude in the Middle East at all. I’m from there . But anyway good talk

In both of the anecdotes the "offended" party also made no effort to understand the cross-cultural implications of communication. The earlier example, from Germany, is more understandable. However, the second example reflects especially poorly on the Chinese businessmen considering they were in the United States. It's one thing to act according to the culture when you visit another country. It's another thing for visitors to expect you to conform to their culture when they are in your country.

I live in Japan and Ive never heard from anyone that thumb up means five..

POV: Your Teacher sent you here

I have to make a reflection paper based on this video. I dont know how to start. I feel like i learned something and nothing at the same time. Help 😔

@williambeckman9309

7 ай бұрын

Start with your paper with your comment: "I don't know how to start". (This is exactly how it feels when you are in a different culture and there is a crosscultural misunderstanding!) Then, "I feel like I learned something and nothing at the same time. " (What "something" did you learn from this TED talk? What about the presentation made you feel you "learned nothing"?) Finish with "What might have helped you learn better?" (Hope this helps!) Best wishes to you!

I am from Ukraine. Lucky those, who live far from Russia and have problems like those discussed.

Gesture and body language .

you discuss the difference of what a thumbs up means, then later use the abbreviation "OE", no clue what that means.

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People complaining about this need to find a therapist to complain to.

@giftedgreen2152

Жыл бұрын

Sigmas put this channel on the map. Now it's a bunch of unremarkable birthing people.

@bazinga-tt9pj

Жыл бұрын

🤨🤨?

The meaning of "Let's table that topic of discussion" delayed Allied efforts during World War 2 for several weeks.

There's flaws in your speech. Good for you can be sarcastic in America too. It's all about the tone and facial expressions when using the phrase. Internationally everyone knows thumbs up is positive, except some remote tribesman group in Afrika. Globalism creates globally intertwining culture and gestures. How do the African tribes feel about the middle finger, if the thumbs up offends them🤣 I'd love to see someone's reaction to me saying good for you, while giving the middle finger.

So what's the paradox?

@whatsappme110

Жыл бұрын

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holy moly shes jacked

Это лекция для неоперившихся учеников в школе??? Избитые клише на общеизвестную совершенно очевидную тему без тени креатива... 🤔🤔

@whatsappme110

Жыл бұрын

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As if during millennia nobody used their thumb that way until a Roman Emperor decided to save a life. I can believe they never tried to flag down a taxi with it, but the gesture did not originate in Rome

Not true

I remember when TED was about ideas worth sharing. 😏

@HelloEarthling

Жыл бұрын

This comment wasn't worth sharing 😕

@giftedgreen2152

Жыл бұрын

TedX has fallen further than the Catholic church.

@Sacred_Walls

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloEarthling but it was worth responding to huh? 😏

@SevenHunnid

Жыл бұрын

Yerrrr I’m just a 21 year old Mexican trying to get out the hood 💯 i smoke weed on my KZread channel & i did a Mukbang inside Lowes🍔🥶

@HelloEarthling

Жыл бұрын

@@Sacred_Walls yes its definetly worth your time to point out that someones being ridiculous if you believe they can do better. Idk i guess i underestimate your ability...

no. let me ask YOU a "quaystchun"

Your view seems limited on this. Like with your example of the American and Chinese deal. You state it as if it was a one sided thing, but if the Chinese were flying into the USA for a joint business venture, isn't it kind of more on them to learn and understand the cultural customs?

@khtay8731

Жыл бұрын

Simple answer. Who was more Eager for the transaction, Seller or Buyer? Who had more Alternatives? From the Context painted by the speaker, it was the Seller that appeared more keen on the sale, hence her use of the phrase, almost lost the sale which was DELAYED by 8 months.

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@whatsappme110

Жыл бұрын

🔼🔼

she is a lair. I do not buy the "good for u" story at all. Linguistic expression is just part of the discourse

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Yay, another birthing person giving a Ted Talk!!!!!!

@philpeko1796

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

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This woman thinks too much.