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Intercultural communication


I chose to compare the Labanese culture with the Italian culture.

Much like the Lebanese culture, the italian culture is steeped in the love and passion towards arts, family, architecture, music and food. Italians are some of the friendliest people you could meet and they are always willing to go the extra mile whenever they find someone who needs any kind of help. Lebanese people are also know for their generosity and hospitality, they always love to invite people over to have a great time and enjoy being around friends and family.

Good communication:

In Lebanon, people who are competent in intercultural communication are generally open minded and excepting of other's differences wether in social class, religious beliefs, educational level or political views. Plus, lebanese people are good listeners that are great at giving advice and enjoy helping others with their problems. In Italy, people who respect others without making them feel weird about themselves for being different are considered good communicators.

Bad communication:

In Lebanon, the most obvious reason of bad communication is judgement. Lebanese people almost always judge others by their relegion or their social class or even by their residential area, and label each person before they meet them or even have a conversation with them. In Italy, people are a little more open minded and are used to knowing people that come from very different backgrounds however they still suffer from being a relitively closed culture that prefer not to share with others.

Recommendations:

To improve intercultural communication, people have to become more understanding of others and remove all judgement from their thaughts. Sharing and learning different cultures benefits all parties involved and helps new generations of different countries and that come from different backgrounds to become closer.

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