Do you find yourself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures? Explain
Yes, I do find myself communicating differently with people
from different groups and cultures. It depends on what type of setting I am
relating or dialoguing with. If I am communicating with my family then I don't
have to be formal. But even dialoguing with my family as my siblings, nieces,
and nephews I have to use correct grammar because if not they will politely
interrupt you and correct your grammar usage. However when I am communicating
with my colleagues at work I tend to do the exact same thing if they tend to
use incorrect grammar because I believe we are educators and as educators we
should always use correct grammar at the workplace and especially around
children. Children are very impressionable and they model and mimic everything
adults do and say, therefore I always try to communicate correctly. Furthermore
when communicating with my church members I am a little more polite with them
than my family because I certainly will not correct their grammar but do
correct them in my mind. Also at a banquet or function of this type I tend to
communicate more preserve and elegant and not as loud versus family and work
colleagues. Addition when I am communicating with different cultures I shy away
because I don't want to offend or insult anyone feelings because I don't know
their language or environment and what is accepted and not accepted. I
communicate fewer words as possible. I know when I am communicating with my
Hispanic parents I basically smile and nod my head because I don't know how to
speak Spanish not a little therefore it's best to communicate fewer words as
possible so I can stay safe.
In the past courses and this last four weeks I have certain
learn not to judgmental because we as possible don't know if these person
culture beliefs therefore we as people need to refrain from making rash
opinions about others. For instance on today I am in Evansville, Indiana and I
was communicating with new acquaintance and they were calling children out of
their names and I stated that could be their culture or environment how they
live and act therefore we shouldn't judge the book by its cover. I do know I have
learned to consider the person culture beliefs even if they are my on race
before this class and previous ones I didn't consider their culture of
style.
Next, I strongly agree with microagression because we as
people as a whole tend to put our foot in our mouth for speaking before we
think about what we are saying. I know a situation a brother of mines thought
not to say something because it may insult and offend the person and his mother
but no, he went right on and had to speak of the thoughts in his mind and like
he thought it offended the people much, and he had to apologize.
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