This paper will summarize the article published in HealthDay (2011) “Close Relationship Sometimes Mask Poor Communication”. In addition, I will describe a personal miscommunication I encountered while in the United States Navy stationed overseas, the impacts, steps taken to prevent miscommunication, ways to communicate more clearly during conversations and the challenges culture differences play in communication.
The article “Close Relationship Sometimes Mask Poor Communication” published in HealthDay (2011) can be summarized by the perceived thoughts that people commonly believe that they communicate better with close friends or spouses than with strangers however, research shows spouses communicate with each other no better than strangers do, a phenomenon called “closeness-communication bias”. The problem is couples get rushed …show more content…
This transition can be overwhelming, confusing and even frustrating. While stationed in Tokyo Japan, it was vitally important to learn and understand some basic culture difference between the Japanese and American Cultures especially when it involves communication. There are unique ways of greeting and holding a conversation within the Japanese culture and you want to make sure you don’t insult or embarrass yourself. Bevan and Sole (2014) noted, “Cultural differences can cause communication difficulties, as can different languages and different inter-pretations of nonverbal messages. Some of these pose potential communication challenges. For example, Scagliotti and Mujtaba (2010) noted, “When greeting a Japanese person, People commonly greet each other by bowing instead of handshaking. A 15 degree bow is an informal bow used for casual greeting, a 30 degree bow is the most common type of bow to greet customers or to thank someone and a 45 degree bow is the most formal type of bow signify deep respect or a formal apology” (p.
The article “Close Relationship Sometimes Mask Poor Communication” published in HealthDay (2011) can be summarized by the perceived thoughts that people commonly believe that they communicate better with close friends or spouses than with strangers however, research shows spouses communicate with each other no better than strangers do, a phenomenon called “closeness-communication bias”. The problem is couples get rushed …show more content…
This transition can be overwhelming, confusing and even frustrating. While stationed in Tokyo Japan, it was vitally important to learn and understand some basic culture difference between the Japanese and American Cultures especially when it involves communication. There are unique ways of greeting and holding a conversation within the Japanese culture and you want to make sure you don’t insult or embarrass yourself. Bevan and Sole (2014) noted, “Cultural differences can cause communication difficulties, as can different languages and different inter-pretations of nonverbal messages. Some of these pose potential communication challenges. For example, Scagliotti and Mujtaba (2010) noted, “When greeting a Japanese person, People commonly greet each other by bowing instead of handshaking. A 15 degree bow is an informal bow used for casual greeting, a 30 degree bow is the most common type of bow to greet customers or to thank someone and a 45 degree bow is the most formal type of bow signify deep respect or a formal apology” (p.