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Intercultural Communication Lecture 5: Contrasting Cultural Values Review Verbal Communication Culturally loaded words Cultural reflections on proverbs and taboos Nonverbal Communication Time language Space language Body language Paralanguage Content Cultural Values Comparison Between Chinese Values and Western Values Cultural Dimensions Power Distance Individualism Versus Collectivism Masculinity Versus Feminity Uncertainty Avoidance Warm-up cases Case 1 Ive Not Considered Marriage Yet John, 28 years old, an Australian Studying Chinese in Beijing, met Li Hua at a dance party. Li Hua, 22, took an instant liking to John the first time they met. As time went on, they saw more and more of each other. After six months or so, Li Hua suggested that John meet her parents. Since this was the first time John had visited a Chinese family, he became quite nervous the moment he was introduced to Li Huas parents, elder sister and sister-in-law. Soon after serving him some Chinese tea and fruit, Li Huas mother began questioning John about his background, his family and relatives, as well as his economic status. John did his best to answer all of the questions, sometimes on broken Chinese. A few minutes later, Li Huas father turned toward John, and asked a very direct question. He wanted John to tell him when he would marry Li Hua and where he was going to live and work. John, being a bit surprised at the question, replied that he hadnt thought about marriage. Li Huas father got very upset and angry. He stamped his foot and asked John to leave. As John was about to leave, Li Huas father warned him against seeing his daughter again. John left, without knowing what he had done to enrage the family. Question: How would you explain to Li Huas parents about the relationship between Li Hua and John? How could you explain to John Li Huas parents behavior? Case 2 Feeling Left-out After graduating from Beijing Inter