Cultural and Language Differences Make for Great Movies!
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Sometimes Sign Language or Body Language Works. Than Again, Sometimes It Doesn't!
If you can't do that, you can always watch the movies presented here--they all deal with how folks deal with language and cultural barriers. Although sometimes this interaction will be funny, it can also sometimes be dangerous. That's why watching the movies provides such a good experience--you can see all this interaction from the comfort of your home and learn the tricks of what to do and what not to do before you get out there and experience it in person!
Sometimes the alphabet gets you started with a language. This is Russian in San Francisco, California
Culture Clash in Action! Some of the Clashes Might Not Be Good for Kiddos, However...
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
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You Only Live Twice - 2-Disc Ultimate Edition
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Rush Hour 1-3 Special Edition Gift Set
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker go wild in New York, more...0 points
Shanghai Noon / Shanghai Knights
Two cultures colliding! When Chon Wang (Chan) gets more...0 points
Red Heat (Special Edition)
A highly disciplined russian detective and a fearl more...0 points
The Gods Must Be Crazy Series (The Gods Must Be Crazy / The Gods Must Be Crazy II)
I: For five thousand years, things have stayed pre more...0 points
Fools Rush In
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The Last Samurai (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Epic Action Drama. Set in Japan during the 1870s, more...0 points
Black Rain (Special Collector's Edition)
Director Ridley Scott, who created two of Hollywoo more...0 points
Dances with Wolves - Extended Cut (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
A "truly spectacular" (The New York Time more...0 points
The Sleeping Dictionary
A sexy and comic love story, set in the 1920s, abo more...0 points
Anna and the King
Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and internationa more...0 points
Moscow On The Hudson
Vladimir Ivanoff (Williams), a circus saxophonist, more...0 points
Language Barriers Make Interesting Problems... So Do Culture Clashes!
Different cultures (usually from different countries) tend to have different ways of solving problems. Sometimes even the problems are drastically different or peculiar to the particular country in which they are found. So visitors from afar will have a different take on the problem. Or maybe not even recognize it as being a problem. Want To Wear a Language Barrier? A Culture Clash? At Least the Colors Don't Clash!
Language and culture are intertwined - both must be understood for them to make sense - This is Chinese, in Kowloon
Links to Learn More About Cultural Differences
- The U.S. Government's Suggestions on Business Etiquette with Different Cultures
- How do you hold a business card when presenting it to a business associate in Japan? How do you shake hands in Russia? What should you avoid doing when greeting someone from China? You may be inspired by the concepts presented in this link!
- Cultural Differences in Behavior... Cultural Gaffes
- This link provides a long list of things that can go wrong--even if you Think you understand the language. Even between the U.K, the U.S., Canada, and Australia--places where English is the commonly used language, there can be serious differences in how things are approached. This link also provides a video to illustrate some of these problems.
- Advertising Gaffes and Cultural Misunderstandings
- This link provides information on many different ways certain symbols, signs, and words can be misunderstood by cultures other than our own. Even a simple smile can be misinterpreted. Check this link out!
- Cross-Cultural Marketing Blunders...
- You can understand the major bloopers and blunders than can happen when cultures collide.... with this link, you can see even more!
- Cultural Gaffes... a Personal Story
- This story presents cultural differences between the way Czech Republic folks and U.S. folks greet each other and how they develop relationships.
Culture Clash by the Bay.... eBay, That Is..
The streets in some Japanese towns requires some knowledge of Japanese to make navigation easier
Want To Experience a Culture Clash of Your Own? Ya Gotta Go There!
You Can Go Anywhere You'd Like... Just Plug Your Destination Codes Here!
Don't Let a Language Barrier Stop You... Drop a Note!
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NAIZA
Sep 8, 2009 @ 1:39 am | delete
- This is cool! Language barrier is most of us deals with everyday. Def, a fabulous five!
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JaguarJulie Sep 4, 2009 @ 3:39 pm | delete
- Well, we recently experienced the language barrier pretty heavily in Southern Spain. But then again, got the language barrier in Prague when I wanted Spaetzle and got BIG dumplings instead.
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