Saturday, May 2, 2015

Exercise 5

1-      He struggled trying to walk through the huge crowed at the airport , which was an abnormal scene for him then he got annoyed by all the taxi drivers around him who were fighting over him.


2-      He advised him to jump into the train.

3-      The young kid offered him his seat and then sat in his lap, because of the high population in India people are used to such a solution such as sharing seats, standing and squeezing in the train cabins.

4-      He got stomach ache, and got sick because of the polluted water used in the iced drink


5-      Bombay is terrible, but here it’s very clean”

6-      That means like a nice guy”


7-      That he will feel lonely if he stays by himself in the hotel.


8-      What does your father do, are you married, what’s your salary, do you have a girlfriend? Why did you break up?


Cultural Dimension
Character
Todd, Puro, Aisha or other
Outsourced Scene
or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect
Todd and his boss
He clearly states that he doesn't want to go to India, while his boss is direct about how this was his only choice
Status- achieved / ascribed
Todd has a high class status
Many Indians give him a warm reception usually given to the high class people. The children also view him as a rich person as evidenced by the beggar who stole a phone from him
Accountability – Individual / group
Todd and his new team
At first he blames them for not knowing the american culture which he thinks causes the bad time, then he confesses that he is at fault as well as he should know more about India to be effective with them.
Planning – People / time
Todd and his manger
Time,( The manger gave Todd a short time to accomplish his mission)
Decision-making: rules / relations
Todd and his manger
Reveal Expression (when Todd was not happy about his manger decision that he will go to India)
Expression – Reveal / conceal
Todd and his boss
Todd reveals his displeasure with the decisions of the company.
Connecting – Inclusive / exclusive
Todd and Puro and his family
Puro brings Todd into their home and his aunt starts asking about why he isn't married or if he wanted to marry an Indian girl.
Context – Informal / formal
Todd and his boss
Todd talks informally with his boss often referring to him by name.
Relationship-Universal/situation
Todd & Puro
They bonded out of the workplace in the celebration of Holi (color)

Outlook – Tradition/ innovation
The movie is set in the modern world.
The activities conducted are in the modern world. Outsourcing, use of computers and hotel booking





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