Be Culture Ready

A culture expert discusses examining behavior through a cultural lens.
Video Transcript

Well, I think for somebody who doesn’t necessarily have experience overseas, I think it’s important to look at the experiences that you do have, maybe within your own culture, of dealing with people who are different than yourself. Who think different than yourself. For myself, certainly, there are numerous times where I’m surprised about the way people act and the things they say in my own culture. Noticing those events and asking, “Why? Why do people behave the way they do?” and trying to figure it out, is something that you can examine even when you don’t have the experience.

A culture expert discusses examining behavior through a cultural lens.