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Bangkok Post, Thailand, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai column.
Byline: Kriengsak Niratpattanasai
Nov. 1--UNDERSTANDING HOW WESTERNERS THINK: Recently, I worked with David Padgham, director of the Wall Street Institute (WSI) English school, to facilitate a session on cross-cultural tips in English for 20 white-collar workers who are students at WSI.
After a brief introduction, I showed a seven-minute scene from the comedy Mr. Bean, an annoying excerpt showing five characters acting in different ways. The participants were asked to answer these two questions: "Who is the person that you like most and why?" and "Who is the person that you dislike most and why?"
We noted the responses from six people on a flipchart. They led to my point that we all may look more or less alike on the outside, but inside we see the world differently since we share different values.
Values are beliefs, principles, perceptions and ideals that influence our thinking, ...
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