Global Culture Student - Interview Question
Global Cultures Student
someone you know can answer one or more of the following questions it would
be very helpful. My current assignment requires a written paper that
revolves around "An Interview with an Asian". I am required to ask the
following questions of a person who has grown up in China, India, Japan,
etc. I thought it would be interesting to get responses from a wide
diversity of people and write the paper based on that. I would appreciate
answers to any of the following questions from first-hand experience as I
need to incorporate all of these into my paper. To make it more
interesting, I will post the final paper to this newsgroup when it is
finished for others to learn from. The paper is due on 9/14/2003 so quick
responses would be greatly appreciated.
Questions (Please include in each response what your culture is.):
- How do people greet each other -- shake hands? bow? embrace? other?
- On what occasions would you present or accept gifts? What gifts are
considered appropriate? If flowers, what kind? (some have special meanings)
- How are children disciplined at home? at school?
- Are children usually present/participants at social gatherings? Elderly
members of the family? Women of the family?
- In schools, are children segregated? If so, how -- race? class or caste?
sex? religion? grade level? age?
- What is the literacy rate for the country or region?
- How are public sanitation and garbage dealt with?
- What is the normal dress of women? of men?
- What foods are taboo? What actions are taboo?
- If, as a customer, you touch or handle things that are for sale, will you
be considered knowledgeable, or inconsiderate,
within or outside your rights?
- How widely available is technology? Television? Cable? Computers?
- What is the attitude toward drinking? Gambling?
- How do adults and children spend their leisure time? (specific activities)
- What is the normal pattern of work (school) days and days off? What are
normal working hours -- for men? for women?
- What are the important holidays? How is each observed?
- How do people get married? Who makes the arrangements? What is the
attitude toward divorce?
- What is the common language? What other languages are used?
- What is the principal religion? Is it a state (official) religion? What
are its basic doctrines? Who are its originators and shapers?
- What is the attitude of believers in the principal religion towards other
religions and their followers?
- Who are the country's national heroes -- women as well as men? For what
kinds of achievements are they celebrated?