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Common Problems in
Intercultural Communication
(1)Anxiety
Anxiety
occurs
because
of
not
knowing
what
one
is
expected
to
do,
and
focusing
on
that
feeling
and
not
be
totally
present
in
the
communication
transaction.
The
film
The
Y
ear
of
the
Y
ao
shows
Y
ao
Ming
’s
anxiety
about
new
environment, language and cooperation
with the team.
(2)Assuming similarity
instead of difference
Beijingers
in
New
Y
ork
is
a
TV
seriers
which
shows
that
Wang
Qiming
(
acted
by
Jiang
W
en
)
assumes
his
friends
will
take
good
care
of
his
wife
and
himself and offer good accommodation
when they first come to New Y
ork, but
on
the contrary the friend
went away after
welcoming
them at the airport and left
them alone
in a totally strange street. So they must struggle
for
living
totally
by
themselves. And it is
really a hard process to find a foothold in this
Big Apple.
(3)Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism
means,
by
the
definition
of
the
W
ebster’s
Third
New
International
Dictionary:
(1) a habitual disposition
to
judge foreign peoples or groups by
the standards
and practices of one’s
own culture
;
(2)
a
tendency
toward
viewing
alien
cultures
with
disfavor
and
a
resulting
sense of inherent
superiority.
V
arious forms of
ethnocentric attitude:
(1)My culture
should be the role model for other cultures.
(2)I have little respect for the values
and customs of other cultures.
(3)Most
people would be happier if they lived like people
in my culture.
(4)People in my culture
have just about the best lifestyles of anywhere.
(5)I do not cooperate with people who
are different.
(6)I do not trust people
who are different.
(7)I dislike
interacting with people from different cultures.
(4)Stereotypes and
prejudice
(A)
Stereotypes
are
the
perceptions
or
beliefs
we
hold
about
groups
or
individuals
based on
previously
formed opinions and attitudes, for
example, the
conservative
and
gentlemen-like
English,
the
demonstrative
and
talkative
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