Ameiican Cultuie

BiiectnessInuiiectness 2
Instiuctoi: }oe Nilan

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You shoulu.
If I weie you I woulu.
I think you ought to.
I auvise you to.
Peihaps it woulu be a goou iuea to.
You hau bettei.
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You ieally must.

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I was wonueiing if XXXX woulu have been moie effective.
I can see why you uiu XXXX but woulu it have been bettei to uo..
Woulun't it have been bettei to uo YYYYYYY.

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1. A classmate's iepoit has factual eiiois anu typing mistakes in it. They ask you
if it is "goou."
2. A classmate has faileu to pass on impoitant infoimation to you causing the
piofessoi to ciiticise you.
S. A youngei stuuent is pait of youi club. They seem like a goou peison, but
they uo not uiess well. You feel that it makes youi club look "shabby."
4. You aie woiking on a gioup piesentation. A paitnei always yells at otheis in
the gioup ovei small mistakes. You feel that this is wiong.
Ameiican Cultuie
BiiectnessInuiiectness 2
Instiuctoi: }oe Nilan
S. You'ie in the English club. Youi club's piesiuent nevei gives you enough
waining about club meetings, often texting you the night befoie. This often
means you aie unpiepaieu to speak at the meeting.

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In your culture, being direct is the
way to communicate and interact. If
there are problems, it is important to
have face-to-face conversations to
resolve them. If you are not direct,
you feel you are doing the other
person a disservice. You are also
concerned that you might be seen as
dishonest if you are not forthright.
Trust in your culture is based on
direct, open, person-to-person
communication.

You believe indirect communication is the
best way to respect others integrity and
allow them to save face. If you are facing a
problem with another person, you might ask
a third party to intervene or you might leave
subtle clues that there is a problem. A direct,
face-to-face confrontation would be seen as
rude and offensive. You assume people will
extract meaning from the context of the
situation and dont need to be told to their
face about an issue. The indirect approach
gives people more latitude to respond and
maintains the harmony of the community.

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