I quit now.......

[Hachi]

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Looks like my grand daughter and me

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

You should learn a little bit this

ii. Introduction to Cross-Cultural Communication



The most important things are to:
•make sure the setting is comfortable and private
•start off with a quiet manner rather than being noisy or blustering
•educate yourself about the main aspects of non-verbal communication within cultures you are dealing with – for example, ways people greet each other, attitudes to physical touch and eye contact, gender roles, personal space and privacy
•communicate warmth and interest by giving the person your full attention and by smiling and welcoming them into your space
•try to use a similar tone of voice and general gestures to the other person
•make sure your non-verbal messages are consistent with what you are saying
•try to tap into the emotions that the person is communicating to you.

Understanding cultural influences

Understanding cultural influences is part of the bigger picture of your approach to working with people from CALD communities. Some of the ways you can improve your communication skills are to:
•be aware that people may feel wary or intimidated by perceived ‘authority figures’ (e.g. government employees) and by the number and type of questions they are being asked
•avoid stereotyping people on the basis of their cultural background
•be aware that people may be politely agreeing with you without really understanding
•take the time to understand the cultural ‘norms’ of communication across cultures
•find out about culturally specific resources in your local area
•develop working relationships with multicultural health and community workers and organisations in your local area
•learn phonetically correct key words and simple phrases from the languages of people you deal with most commonly
•find out about common issues for specific cultural groups – for example, migration and settlement patterns, domestic politics and attitudes to government authorities
•reflect on your own belief systems and cultural norms and how these influence your communication with clients
•seek feedback from clients and/or their family about whether the communication is effective or how it could be improved.

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Either that - OR .........SPEAK - VERY - SLOWLY - AND - LOUDLY - WHILST - WAVING - YOUR - ARMS - ABOUT.

part of our basic training for greeting the tired, poor and huddled masses (before telling them they can't have a visa and offering to pay for their trip home )

Edit - a bit of cold steel often works instead of shouting as well - they don't like it up em!

 

[Dishmop]

what then



... bullied or not to be bullied, that is the question



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Well, if you thought I was being serious then you really do have a problem. Either with understanding English or with understanding humour..

 

[mbc]

my comments have been well tempered and humorous

Not forgetting modest to boot

 

[Dishmop]

You should learn a little bit this

ii. Introduction to Cross-Cultural Communication



The most important things are to:
•make sure the setting is comfortable and private
•start off with a quiet manner rather than being noisy or blustering
•educate yourself about the main aspects of non-verbal communication within cultures you are dealing with – for example, ways people greet each other, attitudes to physical touch and eye contact, gender roles, personal space and privacy
•communicate warmth and interest by giving the person your full attention and by smiling and welcoming them into your space
•try to use a similar tone of voice and general gestures to the other person
•make sure your non-verbal messages are consistent with what you are saying
•try to tap into the emotions that the person is communicating to you.

Understanding cultural influences

Understanding cultural influences is part of the bigger picture of your approach to working with people from CALD communities. Some of the ways you can improve your communication skills are to:
•be aware that people may feel wary or intimidated by perceived ‘authority figures’ (e.g. government employees) and by the number and type of questions they are being asked
•avoid stereotyping people on the basis of their cultural background
•be aware that people may be politely agreeing with you without really understanding
•take the time to understand the cultural ‘norms’ of communication across cultures
•find out about culturally specific resources in your local area
•develop working relationships with multicultural health and community workers and organisations in your local area
•learn phonetically correct key words and simple phrases from the languages of people you deal with most commonly
•find out about common issues for specific cultural groups – for example, migration and settlement patterns, domestic politics and attitudes to government authorities
•reflect on your own belief systems and cultural norms and how these influence your communication with clients
•seek feedback from clients and/or their family about whether the communication is effective or how it could be improved.





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Oh!!! I see now...

Its us that have it all wrong........

I mean, it couldnt possibly be that you dont understand us................

or that we in the UK know nothing of living with people from other cultures and religions...

Let us not forget that you went to university and are more clever than those that didnt............


but I do wonder why you need to screw every possible gram of honey from your bees so you can buy petrol............. not me...

 

[garlicpickle]

Not forgetting modest to boot

Philip didn't mention how handsome and intelligent he was though, so I guess he was being modest

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Philip didn't mention how handsome and intelligent he was though, so I guess he was being modest

Or honest!

 

[Worldsend]

Admin

Can you pull the plug on this one?

I spend ages reading the updates

 

[Finman]

Philip didn't mention how handsome and intelligent he was though, so I guess he was being modest

And not to mention, how good family backround the step mother comes from.

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[Finman]

but I do wonder why you need to screw every possible gram of honey from your bees so you can buy petrol...
.......... not me...

not you; like I said, if I should be somebody else, I would be you: nice to have once in my life good unsed brains.

You are a lazy beekeeper...The work teaches the worker.
- but what lazynes teaches?
- not to see mites,

Have you reading glasses.... what reading glasses,



◄ Matthew 6:26 ►

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?


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[blackcavebees]

This post is getting a bit like Eastenders ....
tripe, but we read it anyway

 

[pargyle]

Not forgetting modest to boot

He he he ... modesty is my middle name ... don't use it much though !!

 

[pargyle]

Philip didn't mention how handsome and intelligent he was though, so I guess he was being modest

Oh dear Lisa ... is your memory failing ????

 

[Finman]

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ONE HIVE OWNER AND PROUD OF IT !

 

[GrumpyBunny]

◄ Matthew 6:26 ►

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

"He says the birds are scrounging!"

 

[pargyle]

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ONE HIVE OWNER AND PROUD OF IT !

Not as sophisticated as that Finman ....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/99514363@N06/

 

[enrico]

I quite like this thread, he hasn't realised yet but it is a subtle British ruse to keep him so busy on this one he does not go on any others....ha ha...... Oh damnation, I have told him now!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I quite like this thread, he hasn't realised yet but it is a subtle British ruse to keep him so busy on this one he does not go on any others....ha ha...... Oh damnation, I have told him now!

In a way it's a sacrificial anode - and as bear baiting is now banned in Britain.................

 

[pargyle]

I quite like this thread, he hasn't realised yet but it is a subtle British ruse to keep him so busy on this one he does not go on any others....ha ha...... Oh damnation, I have told him now!

Somebody has let the cat out of the bag ..... we've all been taking it in turns to keep him occupied !!

 

[enrico]

My god! Is there anyway I can contain him if he escapes...... I am so sorry!