UNIT 8-Cross Cultural Perceptions - Notes for students.pptVIP

UNIT 8 Cross Cultural Perceptions Or How we view others and ourselves ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS WHICH USE THE NAMES OF COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES 慡ally said she wouldn抰 let a man pay for her meal on a first date. She prefers to go Dutch.? To go Dutch ?to split the bill in a restaurant between everyone who ate together. 慖 think I抣l have a glass of whiskey for Dutch courage before I ask that girl if she wants to dance with me.? Dutch courage ?drinking a little alcohol to give you courage (bravery/confidence) before you have to do something. I tried to watch a TV show about physics last night, but I gave up. It was all Greek to me.? It抯 all Greek to me ?this phrase is used when don抰 understand or have no knowledge on a topic. 慉ll this talk about the President resigning is just Chinese whispers. There抯 no truth to this rumour at all,?Chinese whispers ?This expression originally comes from a children抯 game. It is often used as a metaphor for mistakes and inaccurate information which comes from rumours or gossip. 慖f you抣l pardon my French, I think he抯 a *^%!!? Pardon my French ?This expression is used to apologise usually before, or after, we say something rude or impolite: a swear word 慣here seems to be a Mexican standoff in the talks as neither the buyer or seller can agree on a price.? A Mexican Standoff 朤his is expression is used when two groups can not agree on what to do next. Often used to describe a situation in business where there is gridlock.  I was a bit of a young Turk in the past, but I抳e calmed down a lot nowadays.? A Young Turk ?used to describe a young rebel who is part of a group/organization and can抰 be controlled.  RACE - meaning Race refers to a socially constructed category of human classification determined by pigmentation, facial features, hair texture etc. When we say race is 搒ocially constructed?we mean that in many societies it serves a social, political, and legal purpose to utilize racial categories. ETHNICITY Ethnicity ref