Intercultural Communication

INTRODUCTION

AMERICAN WAYS : A GUIDE FOR FOREIGNERS IN THE UNITED STATES BY HYPERLINK /\\\\booksearch\\results .asp ?ATH Gary Althen " GARY ALTHEN , HYPERLINK /\\\\booksearch\\results .asp ?ATH Gary T 2E Gardner " GARY T GARDNER

The author is was once a foreign student advisor and he puts forward various ways of adjusting to the new environment in America . These pieces of advice are directed to foreign visitors who come to America from all walks of life . The article has an objective of helping the visitors to understand the attitudes , communication styles , motivations and actions

of Americans . Indonesian culture is very rich in diversity The culture came about as a result of multi cultural interactions between the Indonesians and other communities during their trading journeys . Their religion is a mix of Hindu , Muslims and partly Christianity . A lot of their cultures still have bias to the ancient civilizations . Indonesia still lacks an original and native cultural way of life

Althen puts forward various interpretations towards the lifestyle of Americans . These explanations cover areas like politics , male-female relationships , family life , education and religion , personal hygiene among the rest . Americans are self dependant people . This spirit of dependence is instilled right from childhood where children are taught to make their own decisions concerning expenditure and moral standards This self independence spreads to al other spheres . Most Americans therefore cherish privacy and they dislike any intruder in their lives The independence has also instilled competition in the country and as a result , people strive to be...