intercultual comm with aus and bali

Question 1

what are the 5 misunderstanding?

Answer 1

1. confusion with perception of time
2. Bargaining
3. expressing emotions
4. language and loudness
5. being critical

Question 2

info on confusion with perception of time?

Answer 2

• Balinese and other Indonesians have phrase they use to counter complaints from tourists about the unreliable transport times, or ppl arriving late for appointments: “Jam Karet” = rubber time
• probability of tourists’ temper being faced with embarrassment covering smile in Bali as not usual to show you’re angry. can lead to assumption that they are making fun of you.

Question 3

strategies to overcome misunderstanding of perception of time:

Answer 3

• learn the language, and willing to communicate.
• learn as much as you can about culture, from the way they communicate, values, customs and gestures.
• have patiences of other culture
• acknowledge diff comm attitudes, this case, humour and embarrassment.

Question 4

info on bargaining?

Answer 4

• cultural contact from buying and selling
• balinese and other indonesians bargain for the best price and as an enjoyable part of process as it provides a shared social experience.
• but, australians get carried away with discount function of the situation

Question 5

strategies to overcome bargaining?

Answer 5

• adopt cultural relativism, respecting their part of life in bargaining and not over step it.
• understand that is an enjoyable process in which both sides are happy, although tourists will usually pay a higher price than local people.

Question 6

info on expressing emotions

Answer 6

• balinese people find displays of anger offensive, and as a result, could lose repect for a person who displays anger publicly.
• many australians feel it necessary to let the angers out and not hold it in.

Question 7

strategies to overcome expressing emotions.

Answer 7

• cultural relativism = understand their norm in expressing anger
• learn about the culture to avoid conflict due to anger

Question 8

language and loudness info

Answer 8

• ‘thankyou’ in indosian and Balinese are universal in their expression of gratitude, but it can sometimes mean ‘no’ aswell in Bali.
• usually, balinese tend to speak quietly and are disturbed by loud voices. Whereas in Australia loud voices are the norm, esp. in oubs and public places

Question 9

strategies to overcome language and loudness

Answer 9

• try and learn some useful words and phrases.
• patience in them
• try and understand them may be hard by be willing to communicate and enthusiastic to learn.
• respect other cultures values and way of life/norm. Try and assimilate into their culture

Question 10

being critical info

Answer 10

• australians tend to be direct and publicly confrontational, while Balinese are more subtle and almost never confrontational.
• difficulties in communication with another persons in the culture may cause conflict if a tourist does not understand their attitudes and values in comm

Question 11

being critical strategies

Answer 11

• listen and observe carefully
• learn about culture
• willing to learn more about the culture and understand that may make mistakes but must persevere.

Question 12

info on bali in general as intro

Answer 12

• indonesia is australia’s closet asian neighbour and a popular tourist destination.
• as neighbours and having a close link, Australia and Indonesia need to cultivate and maintain relationships in many things from politics, trade, tourist industry, and business.
• therefore, there will be many situations that will require IC comm skills and misunderstandings that may occur due to difference in culture and demographic location.
• Bali, specifically, has a distinct way of life and social order, so Australians when interacting, must understand this difference in culture and respect it.