Cross-cultural communication II

Cross-cultural communication II

• Opportunities and challenges• Using the global language• In an age of globalization

Mobile devices

• Please bring a smart phone• Internet connection• Let me know if this is a problem

The world

It’s a weird world

Lots of people

Maybe too many!

Lots of opportunities …

… for communication

And lots of challenges

Diverse

Many different kinds

Sometimes appears strange

But what is normal?

Depends on your point of view

Papua New Guinea

820 languages

Is that normal?

Indonesia - 742

Nigeria - 516

Japan only one?

Is that normal or not?

Foreigners in Japan

China and Brazil

Then ENGLISH-SPEAKING foreigners

Is that normal or not?

Loads of earthquakes

1500 per year!?

Japan – over 100 active volcanoes

10% of the world’s active volcanoes

Over 50,000 one hundred year-olds

Highest life expectancy in the world

More pets than children!?

Or ARE they children?

Do pets need clothes?

Or cafes?

More ADULT diapers than babies’

That’s worrying!

98% of adoptions are MALE ADULTS

Shall we adopt a MALE ADULT?

Or shall we get a pet?

It keeps businesses in the family

Diapers for everyone

Japan is peaceful

Only about two gun-related crimes in a year!

Least peaceful countries?

Somalia

Afghanistan

Iraq

Wars often STARTED by …

… English-speaking countries

That’s strange

People in prison

Prisoners

USA has about 4% of the world’s population

Global population

America only 4%

USA has about 22% of the world’s prison population!

22% of the world’s population

Japan has the 6 oldest companies ..!

… in the world!

株式会社金剛組　 (1400 years)!

The first ever novel

Theater – since the 14th century

Japan has 6,800 islands!

Indonesia – 18,000 islands

Finland – nearly 180,000 islands

What – real islands?

Japan’s trains are the most punctual

Average delay – 18 seconds

Why?

Are you crazy?

A building in Fukuoka …

… has a highway running through it

One third of British trains are late!

Seems normal to ME!

Some companies do better than others

Virgin trains

Half of Virgin trains are late

A great British tradition

Square watermelons

Who grows square watermelons?

Japan – of course

Very tidy

Convenient

Five and a half million vending machines

So elementary school children can buy beer?

Paradise for smokers?

Attitudes to sleep are different

This is OK, right?

Many people would regard this as strange

Although it also seems a good idea

Nice to have a group spirit