In fair fighting, the rule was always to use “I” statements, as in “I feel this” or “I did this,” as opposed to “You” statements, as in “You always do this,” or “You make me feel this,” (”I feel YOU are an a——” doesn’t count.)
In intercultural communications, in the framework of Geert Hoftstede, it’s Individualism [...]

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Where can you hear 13 hours of Jazz for FREE?
At the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Saturday, September 25, 2010.  The event runs from 1 pm to 2 am and takes place in 13 landmark and unexpected venues across Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, from the Oriental Institute to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, to the James [...]

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For Jews it’s 5771, for Christians (and the world) it’s 2010.  For the Chinese it’s 47098.  It’s 1431 Hijrea (after the migration of Muhammad PBUH from Mecca to Al-Madina ) for the Islamic calendar.  And for the Jain’s it’s going on 75,000 years.
The conversation arose during a celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year [...]

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Lessons in intercultural communications abound every day, everywhere.  Over the past few days, “my friend” learned how orientation to different jobs/careers fields can yield the same intercultural snafus found in cross cultural communications.
Whether it’s Jargon (think SEO, CEO, B-Hag, NGO, HACE), written communication styles (think Engineer vs. School Teacher) or simply the anticipated protocol for [...]

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If TS Elliot said “if I had more time I would have written a shorter letter,” then I say if I had been more brilliant I would have invented a simple and accessible application to teach about the depth of cultural differences and race in a way that immediately makes you aware of your unconscious [...]

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