CROSS CULTURE UNDERSTANDINNG

Personal Relationship

the differences between friendly relationship and friendship in the Indonesian and American cultures the kinds of friendships in Indonesian and American cultures cultural differences:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Matrices for Friendship Circles of Friends Male-Female Relationship Dating

THE MEANING OF FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP IN THE INDONESIAN AND AMERICAN CULTURES

Friendly Relationship

Friendship

Friendly relationship is a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries. Friendly relationship has 1 sense : The State of being friends.

a single soul dweeling in two bodies Aristotle. Friendship ia a feeling of comfort & emotional safety with a person. Friendship is much beyond roaming together & sharing moments.

The Different between friendly relationship and friendship in the Indonesian and American cultures

The differences based on:

How

to communicate, which he split in two The second is quite interesting is a matter of duty & labor relations. The most interesting is when we discuss the tradition & the modern

THE KINDS OF FRIENDSHIPS IN AMERICAN AND

INDONESIAN CULTURES

THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

matrix for friendship Circles of Friend male-female relationship Dating

MATRIX FOR FRIENDSHIP

A matrix for friendship is a place or situation where things are happening and people can meet. It might be a pub, a class, a church, and the like. A good matrix for friendship must be a place for several people, give the opportunity for communication and enough time for the audience to know each other. The best matrix for friendship is the one that allows repeated encounters. Example: Indonesia arisan America tea party

CIRCLES OF FRIEND
Meaning: the different friends in different place. America has circle friend. A friend in the office is different from friends in sports or pub In the small city in Indonesia has no circle friend. Because everyone knows everyone.

MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIP
Indonesian a man and a woman in Indonesia to dinner out or go to the movies when they are not dating. Moreover, if one of them or both are not single. After some time, people will gossip them. American
American socialize more freely usualy Office mates of opposite sexes may have a talk in a cafeteria, coffee-shop or restaurant. It is common for women to call men or ask them out. They usually share expenses, except one of them says in advance.

DATING
Dating is a form of courtship consisting of social activities done by two persons with the aim of each assessing the others suitabiity as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.

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