Analysis Of Body Ritual Among The Nacirema

After taking the cultural intelligence pre-test my initial score was 96. I think I did rather well considering that I work in a very diverse workplace and communicate with many different people of different cultures. I was always taught that when interacting with a different culture that does not understand English, to talk so, ask them if they understand, try to explain things in short ways and use pictures if needed. I think I use a lot of these skills already which helped me have more confidence in answering these questions. I found I did rather well in being confident in interacting with different cultures and am conscious of the cultural knowledge when interacting with people of different cultural backgrounds. There where however

He was actually portraying and explaining the rituals of the American people and how we are so consumed with self-image. Our cultural worldview influence and inform our perception of people from other cultures by the way our own culture has taught us to behave. For example, we are so consumed with self-image that Miner explains how the Nacirema culture “have an almost pathological horror of and fascination with the mouth, the condition of which is believed to have a supernatural influence on all social relationships. Were it not for rituals of the mouth, they believe that their teeth would fall out, their gums bleed, their jaws shrink, their friends desert them, and their lovers reject them” (Miner, 2007, p.504). Some of the practices and rituals of other cultures seem odd or foreign to us because we of the way our own culture has shaped us. The US is an individualistic culture where Japan is seen as a collectivist culture. Other cultures practice different rituals then us such as religion, family practices and other standards. Our cultural norms affect our understanding and perception of other cultures by the way we practice our cultural norms. For example, we might find it respectful to shake someone’s hand when introducing ourselves or saying hi, however in India it is avoided with it is with the opposite sex. Another example is eye contact. We are taught when speaking to someone always display eye contact, but in Japan you avoided it with superiors as a sign of