Now that we know what cultural context is, let us make some connections to these words to help us understand and remember the words.
As an Wisconsinite (an American from the state of Wisconsin), here are a few example of the cultural context and unwritten rules for behaving in a theater: wait in an organized queue to get your ticket, no talking during the film for any reason, silencing your phone, and try to crouch when you walk in front of the screen. Some of the unwritten rules for being in the underground/subway include not talking to strangers unless to ask directions, avoid making eye contact unless you are interested in the person, and wait for the people to exit the train before boarding. Last, the unwritten rules as a teenager include behaving differently with friends than family, not relying on parents for assistance, and turning small situations big problems.
For this posting I would like you to list the unwritten rules from your cultural context for the following situations:
1. Work habits
2. Relationships
3. Beliefs and values
4. Time
5. Food
6. Communication
Like the last posting, please read and provide feedback to at least 3 others.
As an Wisconsinite (an American from the state of Wisconsin), here are a few example of the cultural context and unwritten rules for behaving in a theater: wait in an organized queue to get your ticket, no talking during the film for any reason, silencing your phone, and try to crouch when you walk in front of the screen. Some of the unwritten rules for being in the underground/subway include not talking to strangers unless to ask directions, avoid making eye contact unless you are interested in the person, and wait for the people to exit the train before boarding. Last, the unwritten rules as a teenager include behaving differently with friends than family, not relying on parents for assistance, and turning small situations big problems.
For this posting I would like you to list the unwritten rules from your cultural context for the following situations:
1. Work habits
2. Relationships
3. Beliefs and values
4. Time
5. Food
6. Communication
Like the last posting, please read and provide feedback to at least 3 others.
Theater ( Plays, Operas, not cinema etc.) for Canadians:
ReplyDeleteStand in neat line when entering Theater Room.Turn off your phones and take care of all needs before the performance. No eating or Drinking. Stay quiet during the performance and keep others ( young children ) quiet. Clap ( Applaud ) after every act. Take care of needs during Intermission. Applaud after entire performance but no standing up, whooping, etc.Leave the Theater room you are in asap without shoving, pushing, or "cutting".
Eva
Eva, this is a great start. What about the other items?
ReplyDeleteWhat does unwritten rules mean? Rules that are not written down?
ReplyDeleteI'll start with Food
ReplyDeleteFood: For Koreans, you have to finish everything in your bowl that you're given. Because we eat rice for every meal ( unless you're eating forgien food ), you have to finish it all and clean.If you think you can't finsih it, you have to tell them you want less or you can't finish this. If you are a teenager, you have to wait until your father picks up his spoon so that you can eat. If you are with other adults and you are also an adult, you have to wait until the high person picks up his spoon first. We always have a side dish with us and the right thing to do is pick up 1 thing and eat it. Not looking inside the dish with your chopstick for good quality . You touch it , you eat it.
Communication
ReplyDeleteCommunication in Korea is very important.
First, you won't talk to much to an adult and not to loud. it is very disrespectful to talk back to an adult. When you are in a public places, you have to control your voices.
Unwritten rules are the rules individuals follow in a society because everyone else does them. Read Eva's posting about behavior in a theater. The example she discusses are not rules enforced by the theater, but rather by the people around her. Disrupting another person during a performance is not acceptable. Therefore all of her social norms/unwritten rules are focused on this idea of not disrupting others.
ReplyDeleteWork habits:
ReplyDelete- Always do your homework, if you have none, study.
- Have some music on, not to loud.
- No facebook, skype, MSN, during homework, studying or even at school (Blackberry, Iphone...)
Relationships:
- Have a relationship with someone you don't know.
- Always go see a related person, usually grandparents, or related people you never see.
- When you meet with someone, say "salam", even though you don't know this person. In unfamiliar language, you would say "l3az".
- Always say "chokrane" to a person who helped you for something, even if you don't know that person.
- Be polite and respectful when you have a relationship.
Beliefs and values:
- Do your daily prayers.
- Read at least one Sura from the Qu'ran each day.
- Do not damage any religion items.
- When you yawn, always say "ya3adoubilah mina al-shitan al-rajim".
- When you burp, always say "hamdoulah or stakhfalah".
- When you want to sleep, always turn on your right shoulder.
- Be on time for the Friday prayer at the mosque.
- Say "bismalah" before you eat.
Time:
- Always be on time.
- Be on time for the Friday prayer at the mosque.
- Be on time at school. (especially about the traffic between downtown and Californie at Casablanca.)
Food:
- Eat and drink with your right hand.
- During Ramadan, have dates, milk, and soup (usually harira) ready to be eaten.
- Start eating when everyone starts eating.
- Say "bismalah" before you eat.
- Get out from the table when everyone gets out from the table.
- Say "al hamdoulilah wa chokrolilah" and kiss both sides of your hand when you finish eating.
Communicate:
- Use words such as "chokrane, salam 3likoum, bslama, al hamdoulilah, ya3adoubilah min al-shitan al-rajim.
- Be polite with everyone, even people you don't know.
- Say inapropriate words when you need to. (football game for example).
By Ilyass El-Jirari
Work Habits:
ReplyDeleteDont study and play at the same time
Dont get yourself distracted alot
Do your homework on time
Dont bring electronics to school because they will distract you from being fully concentrated about schoolwork (you'll be using most of your concentration on your electronic)
Time:
Never pray before the guy in the mosque starts reading the Qoran
Never start eating until everyone is at the table and ready to eat
Dont be late or skip a class at school
Food:
Always eat with the right hand
Always eat the food thats on your side of the plate
say bismilah before eating
say hamdoulah after eating
dont leave the table until everyone is ready to leave