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Black Panther - Cultural Differences
James goes to the door and sees two women dressed oddly and S’yan tells him to let them in. They walk in and begin speaking a different language – James looks thrown off by all of this. After a brief conversation, King T’chaka enters into his brother S’yan’s apartment that is in a poorer apartment in Brooklyn. Their cultures are starkly contrasted in the way they dress and the manner in which they speak. -
100 Foot Journey - Cultural Learner
This scene clearly speaks out the mind of an Inter-cultural learner. “Needing to survive is needing to adapt.” -
100 Foot Journey - Cultural Critique using Power/Fear
Fed up with the success of the opposite Indian restaurant, a group of the kitchen staff set fire to the restaurant as a sign of “we don’t want you here.” They have the view that they are superior to the Indians and don’t believe they belong there. -
American Kitsch Explained to Indians-Cultural Difference in food and animals.
A cultural difference between America and India. When Tod explains that in America they brand cattle by burning baby cattle with red hot irons, he receives a room full shocked faces. Tod is clearly unaware that cattle are considered sacred in India. -
Jungle to Jungle- Cultural Misunderstanding.
A cultural misunderstanding. Mimi has barbequed fish from the fish tank which causes some major anger. Richard's wife however understands better that is was a cultural misunderstanding showing herself as a cultural learner. -
HSBC body language and culture- Cultural Learner
Advertisement using cultural learning. HSBC uses a quick advertisement in which cultural understanding is valued to show that what they learn in one country will benefit others in another country. A perfect example of what it means to think as a cultural learner. -
Arranged Marriage clip from the film Outsourced - Cultural Concepts of Marriage
An American man and Indian woman discuss arranged marriages. They have cultural conflict over how they define marriage. The American man is concerned with what is “right” and is asking what she believes of her “right to choose” and thinks that it is crazy for her to settle for an arranged marriage. She points back to the history of her family and how arranged marriages have worked, claiming that America’s divorce rate is also crazy. -
Marigold Hotel English Doctor - Cultural Critic
Over the course of this scene, Muriel continues to act unaccepting of other ethnicities or cultures. She refuses to let a black doctor check her over and is even more concerned with the arrival of an Indian doctor. She continues to repeat a plea for a “real English doctor”. -
Marigold Hotel racist comment escorted wheelchair - Cultural Critic
Muriel continues to make racist comments about Indian culture and India as a whole while a nurse escorts her to her apartment. -
Bride and Prejudice Are we not good enough for those Americans - Cultural Critic
An example of an unwillingness to partake in another culture's activities. Darcy is asked to dance with one of the girls he has been introduced to but he strongly insists he won’t. Near the end of the scene you can also see that he is not yet used to the clothing either. His reluctance to participate shows his lack in willingness to be a cultural learner. -
32 Metronome Synchronization - Cultural Learner
A powerful illustration of the how having the same foundation results in unity.This is a metaphor that illustrates what happens when a group of CULTURAL LEARNERS work together to create a new cultural space...
In our world
1. 'dividing' seems to be winning from 'uniting',
2.'different' automatically seems to mean I can't be in relationship with you...
3. We have lost the ability to embrace the tension of 'disagreement' as a pathway to find beauty...
The world needs
1. People who lead with Cultural Agility and Courage,
2. People with the Love and Boldness to engage as if they have nothing to lose but everything to gain,
3. People who take the lead in bringing us together to create new cultural spaces where beauty and wholeness will arise!
4. People who start with their own hearts and minds and allow it spill over to our loved ones, our neighbors, our colleagues, our... -
Blinded By the Light - Generational Cultural Differences
Javeed’s father gives him advice that Javeed thinks is either useless or a bit racist. Javeed displays elements of English culture in his worldview that his Pakistani father doesn’t understand.
