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We’re not the world . . . a nd you’re not either!. June Delano. Cultural Confusion. What does it mean to laugh?. Do you argue with a boss in public?. Do you treat people differently who come from special families?. Which is more important, the future or the past?.
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We’re not the world . . . and you’re not either! June Delano
Do you argue with a boss in public? Do you treat people differently who come from special families? Which is more important, the future or the past? How important is it to reward individual performance? What’s the socially acceptable time to be late for dinner?
Who’s Weird? 96% of social science research has been conducted on Westerners Most cultures are relationship-based rather than task-based Americans are extreme on many dimensions of cultural difference Much of the world has adopted US business and leadership models Do we really know anything at all about human norms? English is becoming the universal language
Cultural Dimensions Adapted from Edward Hall