blog exercise #11

blog exercise #10

blog exercise #9

As we watched “outsourced the movie“, it shows that people in all over the world are suffering from prejudice. It all started from the modern downtown office to an old Indian station.

 In the beginning when Todd arrived he hated and didn’t want to accept and adapt to the Indian culture so he had a lot of troubles, However as the days passed he started to befriend with Indians.

At that time he started to notice Aisha the smart, young and beautiful girl that helped with the work. Abruptly, the movie turns up and down with all the dramatic changes and they finally fell in love. Ultimately, Todd discovered that what made him sad in the beginning was one of the best things that ever happened to him which is being outsourced.

The example from the movie of hofstede's power distance ( high v low ) and individualism v collectivism, In the US the boss had his own office and was far and distanced from the employees however in India there boss worked with them in the same place and he was just like the rest of the employees .

In my opinion, outsourced was not only a romantic/comedy movie but a movie that gave us an understanding to the world economy and what we should do to stop this discrimination in the world.

Blog exercise #8

You are going to watch and create a reflection on the film "Outsourced".

These questions will help you. If you miss watching the film in class, you may get a copy from the library and watch it at home. Here are some clips from "Outsourced"

Cultural Dimensions in Outsourced

As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. This will help you with your reflection.

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd and his boss	Office
High-context culture	Aisha	Office in India
Individualism	Indian Taxi guy	Airport
Collectivism	Indian Taxis were fighting	Airport
Low power distance	Todd and his boss	Office
High power distance	Puro with Todd	Office
Uncertainty tolerance	Todd and his boss	Office
Uncertainty avoidance	Aisha with Todd	India
Task orientation	Puro	Administrator
Social orientation	Aisha	India

Reflection - answer 10 of the next 30 questions - and POST TODAY 6 May!!

Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the PowerPoint I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts.

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange new place. What happens at the airport?

 He struggled trying to walk through the huge crowed at the airport, which was an abnormal scene for him. Then he got annoyed by all the taxi drivers around him, who were fighting over him

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?
How could this advice apply to what an exchange student has to do?

He advised him to jump into the train

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem
solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

 The young kid offered him his seat and then sat in his lap, because of the high population in india people are used to such a solution such as sharing seats, standing and squeezing in the train cabins.

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first
encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?

He got stomach ache, and got sick because of the polluted water used in the iced drink

5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with
cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the
city?
“Bombay is terrible, but here it’s very clean”

6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot
without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of
Schmuck is?

“That means like a nice guy”

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel But Puro insists he come to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd?

That he will feel lonely if he stays by himself in the hotel.

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?
What does your father do, are you married, what’s your salary, do you have a girlfriend? Why did you break up?

9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they?

He ate with his left hand which considered not clean in india and he placed the same hand he ate with back in the food

10. The Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That
means his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way
they would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing
tea for Todd?

She poured the tea for him and even put sugar just the way they do.