Exercise #5

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect	Todd and his manger	Direct communication (when the manger was talking with Todd convince him to go to India)
Decision-making: rules / relations	Todd and his manger	Reveal Expression (when Todd was not happy about his manger decision that he will go to India)
Expression – Reveal / conceal	Todd and his manger	Rules (The manger force Todd to go to India)
Context – Informal / formal	Todd and his manger	Informal ( Todd called his manger by his name)

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

-       There is a boy was sitting in the train and he let Todd sit then the boy sit on Todd leg. It might be cultural solution because in Indian cultural they let the old people sit.

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?

-       He bought the iced drink and he feels sick after he drink it.

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house. What is the reason he gives Todd?

-       Because the place of the Hotel is very lonely.

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?

-       She asked him a lot of questions and it was a personal questions.