At this Workshop held at theWLIC in Singapore we presented round table discussions to a variety of topics. One table was of intercultural competencies. As a start in the background I presented these slides.

1. Intercultural competencies
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2. Values
Rituals
Welcome,
business
Heroes
King, popstar,
sport star,
Symbols:
words, gestures,
pictures, clothing
Hofstede`s Cultural onion

3. West meets East
Pictograms of Yang Liu
blue – lánsè de 蓝色的 red – hóngsè de 红色的
Germany – Déguó 德国 China – Zhōngguó 中国

4. Opinion

5. Truth

6. Be on time

7. Me

8. Networking

9. Self-promotion

10. Waiting queue

11. Anger

12. Lifestyle

13. Sunday on the streets

14. Party

15. In restaurants

16. Travel

17. Society and seniors

18. Stomach pain

19. Beauty

20. Emotions

21. Dealing with problems

22. Talking about money

23. Count till three

24. Sleep

25. Three meals

26. Transportation

27. Seniors in daily life

28. At School

29. Shower time

30. Sunshine

31. Property

32. Mood and weather

33. Newcomer

34. Boss

35. Cemetery in the city

36. Rich and poor

37. Desire to have children

38. Trendy

39. Hero

40. Indispensable

41. Leisure time

42. Imaging the others

43. Intercultural
competencies
Ulrike Lang
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