Effective Intercultural Communication And Cultural Values

are warm and welcoming like Julie was to me, than I reciprocate the same actions back. This in mind the major difference I found was based on the idea of high-contact cultures. â€Å"High-contact cultures often look each other in the eye directly, face each other, touch and/or kiss each other, and speak in rather loud voices† (Ting-Toomey Chung, p. 144-145). Although the three of us are all from rather high-contact cultures, I found myself realizing that I actually prefer less touching, and more calm voices. Although I allowed Julie to touch me on the arm while talking, it was still something I found myself slightly caught off guard about, and I think that was due to more moderate contact preference. Considering all of this, when it comes to effective intercultural communication, people have to remember that everyone is an individual, and although cultural values are relatively stable, â€Å"each of us had developed our own unique sets of values baed on our socialization and life experience† (Ting-Toomey Chung, p. 40). What I mean to say is that one should not only be aware of a cultures values, but also that every human being is their own person, and their socialization and life experience might change how they interact with others. Even though when it comes intercultural communication is is important to know the basic beliefs, values, and communication styles of other culture, we should also recognize through our interactions the difference people also have from their dominateShow MoreRelatedIntercultural Mediation in a Postmodern World1717 Words   |  7 PagesThis presentation will focus on mediation and the very notion of intercultural mediator in a postmodern world . 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