15th Week--Intecultural Communication

Professor Koji Fuse spoke to our Ethics class concerning Intercultural Communication. There are alot of factors that one must keep in mind when interacting with other countries especially those that you are not culturally familiar with. Our main reasons we need to be aware of this type of communication is because economically it can benefit a company, globalization is occuring, and staying on top of technological advances. Keepig these factors in mind we must create a message that is tailored to that local culture. If we do not, the urban legend "Bite the wax tadpole," can occur. It was said that when Coca-Cola translated their name into a Chinese phrase, when it was translated into English it was "bite the wax tadpole." An example, that proves the importance for the consideration of intercultural communication and the consideration of proxemics in the process.