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Cross cultural communication (異文化コミュニケーション) | Erin Meyar - Culuture Map I met this book at a seminar where the speaker explained how different between Japanese and Thai. I'm currently stationing at a factory in Thailand, encountering cultural differences every day.

This book presents the relative positions of each country with 8 scales according to her research with interesting stories. Those are:

- Communicating

- Evaluating

- Persuading

- Leading

- Deciding

- Trusting

- Disagreeing

- Scheduling

The point is that there is not right or wrong in the culture, but just only differences. For instance, considering time scheduling, I'm from the country where people regard punctuality is important, and hence, being on the time or linear-time is always essential and efficient. However, the people who are from not punctual culture actually consider that "flexibility" to be more efficient in their lifestyle. Still, I can't 100% accept that idea, but I need to.

We can't change others' personally not to mention their culture. Knowing cultural differences enables to avoid unwanted conflict. I think this book is essential for the people like us working globally.

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この本は、タイ人と日本人の違いを知るというセミナーで知りました。私は今、タイの工場に駐在しており、毎日のように文化の違いと対面しています。

この本は、彼女のリサーチに基づきまた面白いストーリーを踏まえ、8つのスケールで各国の文化の相対的なポジションを示しています。 そのスケールは、 コミュケーションの方法 評価方法 説得の方法 リーダーシップのスタイル 意思決定の方法 信頼関係のスタイル 反対意思の表明方法 スケジュールのスタイル についてです。

重要な点は、文化に間違いや正解はなく、違いがあるだけという事です。例えば、スケジュールのスタイルの話では、私の国では時間厳守を大事に考え、したがって常に時間通りに動くことは基本的な事で効率的だと考えています。一方で、時間厳守ではない文化の方は、その柔軟性こそが彼らの生活様式においては、効率的だと考えているという事です。未だに100パーセントその考えには同意出来ないのが事実ですが、認めなければなりません。

他人の性格や文化を変えることはできません。文化の違いを知る事は無用な争いを防ぐ事になります。グローバルに働く我々のとってこの本は必須かと思います。

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Cross cultural communication (異文化コミュニケーション) | Erin Meyer - Culuture Map

I met ["came across" | "was introduced to"] this book at a seminar where the speaker explained how the different difference between Japanese and Thai people. I'm currently stationing stationed at a factory in Thailand, encountering cultural differences every day. 

This book presents the relative positions of each country with [ALSO: "using"] 8 eight (in writing the preferred style is to use words for numbers one to nine) scales according to based on her (OR: "the author's", "the speaker's") research with interesting stories. Those The eight scales are (as follows): 

- Communicating 

- Evaluating 

- Persuading 

- Leading 

- Deciding 

- Trusting 

- Disagreeing 

- Scheduling 

The [author's | speaker's] point is that there is not (ALSO: no) right or wrong in the culture (ALSO instead of "in culture": "between cultures"), but just only ("but just only" seems too wordy, I would suggest using at most two of these words eg. "only", "just", "but only", etc..) differences. For instance, considering time scheduling, I'm from the a (we use "a" here unless Japan is the only country where punctuality is important =) country where people regard punctuality is as important, and hence,; being on the time or linear-time is always considered essential and efficient. However, the people who are from not non-punctual cultures (OR: "cultures where punctuality is less stressed/important/valued") actually consider that "flexibility" to be more efficient in their lifestyle. Still, Although I can't 100% accept that idea, but I need to. 

We can't change others' personally personality not to mention their culture. Knowing (OR: Understanding) cultural differences enables us to avoid unwanted conflict. I think this book is essential for the people like us working globally. 

Very well written! Keep writing.

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