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Brown (2006) mentions that language, culture, and context are very influential in effective communication. Read the account by a foreigner of his experience in another country to a
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VUNESP · 2025
Brown (2006) mentions that language, culture, and context are very influential in effective communication. Read the account by a foreigner of his experience in another country to answer question.
At first, things in the cities look pretty much alike. There are taxis, hotels with hot and cold running water, theaters, neon lights, even tall buildings with elevators and a few people who can speak English. But pretty soon the American discovers that underneath the familiar...exterior there are vast differences. When someone says “yes” it often doesn’t mean yes at all, and when people smile it doesn’t always mean they are pleased. When the American visitor makes a helpful gesture, he may be rebuffed, when he tries to be friendly nothing happens. People tell him that they will do things and don’t. The longer he stays, the more enigmatic thenew country looks.
(Brown, 2006. Adaptado)
From the reading of this account by a traveler it is possible to understand that
- understanding aspects of the culture of the country you are heading to is helpful.
- knowing about another culture and people does not prevent a person from having a difficult time abroad.
- being careful about what one says or does is a basic component of moving to another country.
- relying on resemblances between the foreign place and your own does not make them similar.
- knowing some of the language of the country one is visiting is vital.
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A alternativa aponta que a aparência superficial de semelhança entre lugares não os torna realmente iguais. No relato, o viajante encontra elementos conhecidos, mas logo percebe que as práticas e os significados por trás deles diferem.
Expressões como o “yes”, sorrisos e gestos funcionam como sinais culturalmente condicionados; o mesmo comportamento pode ter interpretações opostas dependendo do contexto social.
Por isso, confiar apenas nas semelhanças visíveis leva a mal-entendidos: é preciso considerar valores, normas e convenções locais para compreender o que as ações realmente querem dizer.
Em termos práticos, observar o contexto cultural, perguntar e adaptar-se ajuda a evitar pressuposições equivocadas e mostra que aparência parecida não implica equivalência cultural.
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