Posts Tagged ‘Misunderstandings’

The Conducive Nature Of Hip Hop Culture For Missional Praxis

One of the most unique, creative, and influential cultures in not only North America but throughout the world is hip hop culture.  Hip hop’s appeal can be seen locally and globally as its style, music, and attitude continue to spread fast through various mediums.  In the midst of this culturally explosive movement, we also note [...]

Transcultural Nursing – Caring For Patients With Different Cultural Backgrounds

Having empathy and understanding are very important characteristics of the nursing profession. To give proper care to a patient, one must consider the patient’s situation not only in terms of health and the experience of pain but also in terms of age, religion, race and culture. Empathy is often described as “putting yourself in the [...]

How to Prevent Most Cross Cultural Miscommunication by Examining Your Own English Communication

Miscommunication between people happens all the time, especially when one of the parties is using a second language. We often end up hearing miscommunication stories in the form of a joke: “You wouldn’t believe what happened to me…” But we don’t always hear all of the stories, especially we cause the miscommunication with international clients.Native [...]