Intercultural Writing Assignment Analysis

Intercultural Writing Assignment
Our whole life we experience thousands of different groups of people. It’s a part of human life we do and don’t always notice. These groups could include peers, friends, family, coworkers. From the start of life, you are placed in groups based on similarity or liking. When you were a baby your parents would probably have play dates with other baby’s your age or would hang out with other new moms. So why is that? They could relate to one another better than someone who isn’t a mom. Probably because they felt more of a connection due to similarities between one another. Having a three-month old play with a two-year-old also doesn’t make a ton of sense so your parents would place you around other baby’s your size …show more content…
One thing that is obvious would be language. Yes, some Japanese and Chinese people do speak English, but they have their own languages within there cultures. In japan you find when greeting one another they bow. Americans and Chinese find shaking hands an appropriate way to greet one another. Japan and China both wear bold clothing pieces that stand out or make a statement. I believe American don’t wear as bond clothing pieces. I believe that is different between all Americans, because in my opinion white Americans wear less statement pieces than African Americans. Chinese people are much louder than Japanese and Americans for whatever reason that may be. If I was to compare myself to a Japanese male, we would have so many differences between us. When greeting he would be more likely to bow than shake my hand. He would wear baggy clothes with bold prints. I would be more likely to wear skinny jeans and a fitted shirt. We would both be likely to be more soft toned when speaking. He could very well speak English but he also has his own language that I wouldn’t …show more content…
Life gets busy and that may be the only way you ever talk or see someone is through a screen. As far as the question of “Has the digital world had an impact on groups and group membership?” I believe it has. I think because so many people are so use to being behind a screen it can cause a negative effect on face to face interactions. For one reason being some things said behind the screen would never be said to someone’s face but because they are not face to face they fill they can say anything that could be negative or positive. It can also have a positive effect on members who use it for their primary interactions. It could strengthen their relationship with one another getting to stay in such close contact. I do believe people have/do join or form groups due to similarities with people they have interacted with online. I join groups online with people who I share common interest with online and communicate with them. People from all over the world can come together online due to this simple shared interest. It can create so many new interactions (friendships) between people who once never knew even existed. As far as the question “Could future trends move towards people more commonly forming groups that only meet online, but never meet in real, physical space?” I