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Some features of PDI High power distance culture It’s acceptable for a supervisor to display his authority; If something goes wrong, the subordinates are usually blamed for not doing their proper job; Teachers are treated respectfully; Low power distance culture Supervisors are expected to treat employees respectfully; If something goes wrong, the superior is usually blamed by giving unrealistic expectations or being too strict Teachers are simply employees; * Low-power High-power consultative democratic equal comfortable autocratic(专制的) paternalistic formal hierarchical There is a great power distance between supervisor and subordinate in Siam society, which presents a sharp contrast to that in the west. ? There are some examples:??? 1.In Siam, men and women are different in social status 2.A great gap of power distance exist between the nobles and slaves 3. The king is supreme And in Tuptim’s story… Tuptim is accused of a traitorous act against the king. At first she didn’t want to defend herself because of the unfair treatment. The judge,who have higher power,just force Tuptim to admit what she haven’t done. Tuptim argues that she and Balat are innocent,but none of the judges listen to her. They just cane her and sentence her to death . The power distance makes Tuptim unable to do anything but wait for the death. High power distance Malaysia 马来西亚 104 Guatemala　 危地马拉 95 Panama　 巴拿马 95 Philippines　 菲律宾 94 Mexico　 墨西哥 81 China 中国 80 Low power distance America 美国 40 Ireland 爱尔兰 28 New Zealand 新西兰 22 Denmark　 丹麦 18 Israel　 以色列 13 Austria　 奥地利 11 Examples in school Classes in low-power distance countries Classes in high-power distance countries In Chinese Culture Power distance always exist. High Power Distance The same thing still happpens in China.Th