Local and Global Communication

• Cultural diversity means that all people around the world are the same, share the same customs and beliefs, and have different culture, customs and beliefs.
• Human identity is shaped to be different due to their cultural background, customs and beliefs, environment, and all of these.
• Global Communication is the development and sharing of information, through verbal and non-verbal messages, in international settings and contexts.
• Local communication is being able to communicate with the members of your local area.
• Understanding cultural diversity is necessary because it helps us to communicate effectively in different settings and contexts.
• The saying "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" means to respect and understand the cultural diversity of the people in the place you are visiting.
• High-context culture delivers message explicitly, understands message through context, deals with the direct and specific way of conversing, and sends thoughts and ideas to be clear.
• Synchronous culture is a society that contains several cultural or ethnic groups.
• Intercultural communication is influenced by the mutual exchange of ideas and cultural norms that forms deep relationships, is affected by the language and cultural views, and shapes through the societal standards.
• The term “norm” pertains to the pattern or trait that is common within a social group.
• Neutral cultural context describes an individual that is amiable and loud, displays a reserved and quiet nature, or tends to be upfront in things whenever they see something they don’t understand or want.
• Intercultural describes communities in which there is a deep understanding and respect for all cultures.
• High-context refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time.
• Multicultural refers to a society that contains several cultural or ethnic groups.
• Sequential culture is characterized by punctuality, doing one activity at a time, scheduling activities in advance, and prioritizing relationships over schedules.
• Low-context refers to societies where people tend to have many connections but of shorter duration or for some specific reason.
• High-context culture is understood through context, dwelling more by reading between the lines, and is more pragmatic.
• In cross-cultural societies, one culture is often considered “the norm” and all other cultures are compared or contrasted to the dominant culture.
• Cultural diversity refers to the differences in culture, customs, beliefs, and environment that shape our social identity, making us unique individuals.
• Synchronic culture is characterized by being late, doing many things at once, and prioritizing relationships over schedules.
• Cross-cultural communication involves understanding and acknowledging differences, bringing about individual change but not collective transformations.
• Neutral in a cultural context displays a reserved and quiet nature.
• Multiculturalism refers to the presence of people with several cultures in a specific setting.
• Filipinos are known to be friendly in nature due to their expressive personality, often smiling and getting close to strangers.
• Russians are more reserved and cautious when it comes to strangers, often keeping hostile and reserved faces.
• Affective communication involves more emotions being expressed from the meaning itself, while in a neutral context, less emotion is shown.
• People live alongside one another, but each cultural group does not necessarily have engaging interactions with each other.
• Intercultural communication focuses on the mutual exchange of ideas and cultural norms and the development of deep relationships.
• In an intercultural society, no one is left unchanged because everyone learns from one another and grows together.
• Getting a smile from a Russian means gaining their trust.
• A norm pertains to the pattern or trait that is common within a social group, rather than the individual’s uniqueness.
• People with different beliefs in the society should be considered wrong, the cultural views of Americans are far more superior to other countries, western countries should be the center of our cultural standards because they’re always right, and we should keep in mind to respect and understand each cultural diversity.