Intercultural Differences Summary
In our
diverse society, adding ethnicity to your story is natural. But by all means, AVOID
STEREOTYPES. You can’t willy-nilly throw in characteristics about your story
people because readers from that culture will spot your errors. If you
have a Portuguese character that interacts with your bad guy, know whether
Portugal is an individualistic or collectivist society. Is their communication
direct or indirect, low-context or high-context?
Search on
these words to discover the cultural differences of other countries:
“intercultural communication [country of interest].” Or start with this site to
learn more about the concepts I have discussed here, plus more: http://www.via-web.de/
Do the research and know the culture you
are targeting.
Debra L.
Butterfield © 2012
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