Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The culture shapes the behaviour and understanding of a person.It can be said as a set of
values beliefs,norms,customs,rules and codes with which a person can identify himself.
Culture differs from one nation to another.Even within a nation,you may find different
religion.Ex.India.The diff in age like(a 20 yr old n a 70 yr old) may also b the cause of
culture difference.
Culture barriers cause hindrances in communication in the eyes of the communicator
.This is because the same language and symbols may have different meanings for
them.For example coco cola in china means bite the head off a dead tadpole. Similarly
colour and body language can mean different things to different communicators in 1
culture than another.
In Japan exchange of business cards is considered as an important ritual.People giv and
receive cards with care rather than taking it one handedly and stuffing it in pockets.An
American business man lost his deal with to Japanese because of his inattentiveness to a
business card,the Japanese presumed that he will do just the same with the business he’ll
exhibit.
Even with the best of conditions,communication can b difficult.Some of the most
significant differences b/w cultures are
Natural character or Basic personality,Concepts of time,Values and norms of
nusiness,Perceptions,Language ,social behaviour
Most of its features are same as that of the full block type.The add is in block
form with no punctuation at the end of the line ..All lines begin within the left
margin
Some people like this form as it eliminates the needlessness of salutation and
complimentary close.But this format is not accepted by all because of the following
reasons that is it is too impersonal and too distant.and far removed from the familiar
conventional format.
Kiran desai
Indented form
Block form
• Recent origin bcos of American para writing
• Double line space b/w paragraphs
• Inside address in block letters
• Paragraphs begin from left margin
• No indentation from left margin
• Followed all over d worls
• More presentable and Easier to handle