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How can people from different cultures get along? By Joshua Counts

People from different cultures can get along by using cosmopolitan communication. Cosmopolitan communication is a communication skill that works with cultural differences and power. The goal of this communication skill is to achieve understanding, intercultural growth, social, and global justice through self transformation. This from the book Intercultural Communications In Contexts Seventh Edition by Judith N. Martin, and Thomas K. Nakayama. 

I can relate this to the film My So Called Enemy because there were scenes in the film where the girls would use this skill. One particular scene where all the girl had found out about a bombing Israel that killed many. The girls were in a circle and cleared the air so to speak. They spoke honesty to each other.

They talked about their feelings toward each others, many girls said hurtful things that others thought were unfair. Tears were shed because before this news the girls that came from to different cultures were staring to become friends. Some would think that these honest opinions would hurt them, but instead it made them better.The girls that were Israelian and Palestinian realized that yes, they have different opinions, but they also shared one major thing. They wanted peace. The girls started to see that they weren’t to different from each other that and matter what part of the world you come from you’re still human. 

They danced, laughed, cried, hung out, and shared stories about each other. Some even became best friends. When the camp ended and they all met up again years later much older. Their feelings for each other hand’t changed, they were still friends and still trying to make a difference. They had changed from who they were and were now different. The camp councilor Melody said something that stuck with the girls and that will stick with the girls forever. “Cross borders emotionally.” Meaning even though sepreated from each other make connections with others and build bridges with them and that’s what they did and are doing. 

https://mysocalledenemy.com/

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Why do people from different cultures misunderstand each other? By Joshua Counts

I believe people from different cultures misunderstand each other because many don’t know how to deal with a different a culture. So come from a culture where things are different like saying hello to everyone, saying thank you, getting someone coffee on their morning, jog, etc. For example there is a short letter about an American that traveled to the Dominican Republic to live there and he talked about their culture was different from his own.

The American would go jogging every morning and every morning he wanted to be left alone, but since he was from a different culture the people of there didn’t understand it. They continued to greet the man whenever they saw him run, they would send their children to run with him, and they would invite him into his home. 

The American man didn’t want to be rude, but he didn’t know how to tell the Dominican people that he just wanted to be alone. The conflict that the American man is going through is an example of restraint approach in the textbook Intercultural Communication 7th edition, by Judith N. Martin, and Thomas K. Nakayama. On page 451-452 in the paragraph discussing the Intercultural Conflict Style, both authors talk restraint approach where one tends to hide his or her feeling when dealing with a conflict. The same could be said for this American man when dealing with the people of the Dominican Republic. He didn’t know to speak to them and decided to hide his feelings on what the matter.

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Joshua Counts:Why do people from different cultures misunderstand each other?

I think that people from different cultures misunderstand each other for many reasons. One reason it could be because religion and the other reason is that they don’t try to make a connection.

Many people don’t understand each other because they don’t try to make an effort. If people make the effort they would see that they are all not so different. Yes, they may differ on certain things, but that doesn’t mean that they are what media says they are. If people of different cultures make the effort to know one another then they will see that they are pretty much the same. Even if we come from different religions, countries, or backgrounds. We all have one thing in common and that is peace. We want peace. In the article called Ghost Of The Past Still Echo In Beirut Fragmented Neighborhood they talk about a man who opened a workshop in a refugee camp and this man had many people that were from different religious background come visit his store and spend time there.

In first chapter the text book called Intercultural Communications In Contexts seventh edition, by Judith N. Martin and Thomas K. Nakayama. On page 12-13 both authors talked about Immigration, Economic classes, Religious Diversity, and how it can people from different cultures. 

url: https://www.npr.org/2014/10/02/353042413/ghosts-of-the-past-still-echo-in-beiruts-fragmented-neighborhoods

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Joshua Counts: How does identity play a role in how people are discriminated against.

Identity plays a role in women discrimination, by not having them as equals as the men in terms of pay. Women in sports are not appreciated as much as the men and that includes female athletes and female coaches. Female coaches are very underpaid when it comes to men coaches on the colleague level. Men are paid more than women because they are men and work in a popular sport. While the women are giving 28% of what the men are receiving. 

Women are giving less because men at higher level of authorities want them to be second level to them. Those with higher authority want to keep women second tier to men and not pay them what they deserve. Women do not get a increase in salary even when they win national championships compared to the men. 

This is in the textbook known as Intercultural Communication In Contexts, 7th Edition, by Judith N. Martin and Thomas K. Nakayama, pg 183 and 197. Where it discusses gender identity and class identity.  

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/sports/ncaabasketball/pay-for-womens-basketball-coaches-lags-far-behind-mens-coaches.html?_r=0

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Identity Map- Joshua Counts

Music- I like music and listen to it everyday. I believe it connects everyone.

Family- My family is everything to me and they are always there when I need them. Through the good and the bad, they’re there when I need them the most. 

Friendship- My friends are my brothers. They got my back and I got theirs. We are always there when we need each other and don’t hesitate to call when we’re down.