Men-Women and Japanese-American Intercultural Communication - Analysis

Men-Women and Japanese-Ameri nookie Intercultural Communication - Analysis of the Mitsubishi Case IntroductionIt was my scratch daytime in high school. Standing alone in the nerve center of the play ground looking for anyone I know or can lecture to, my eyes was searching all over the place. A somewhat blond girl standing alone was a scene that, for sure, attracted my aid then. The moment my eyes saw her, my mind started thinking of ways to talk to her. After some time wared thinking, I saw a girl I know approaching the blond. Not willing to waste such opportunity, I marched forward toward them. We had a nice chat through which I got to know the blond girl. She turned out to be a very nice and friendly French girl who just arrived to Egypt fewer days ago. Not being able to forget her for the rest of the day even before I sleep, I kept thinking how I would ask her out the next day. After long night hours, break of day finally came and I was off to school. Although I though t he lines I would exposed my conversation with her many times, I kept hesitating whether to approach her or not when I saw her the next morning. To my surprise, the moment she saw me, she truly called on me, walked towards me utter hi while giving me a buss on the cheek. With this, I understood that she actually likes me too and she wouldnt disclaim my invitation for going out together. However, I was astonished when she replied I have a boyfriend. That was just confusing. To me, the kiss on the cheek was a blow over message that I adore you. It was just years later that I understood that for the French, a kiss on the cheek is just saying hi. This kiss just meant totally different things for both of us. Unfortunately, this intercultural miscommunication does not only happen in personal relationships it also occurs in many internationalistic deals with millions of dollars on stack. One such example is the famous causal agent of Mitsubishi drive Manufacturing in America. In th is paper, I will try to analyze the Mitsubishi case as a consequence of intercultural miscommunication between American men and American women cultures, and the Japanese and American cultures.Mitsubishi Case SummaryMitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America (MMMA) started in 1985 as a $500 million 50-50 joint venture, called Diamond-Star, between Chrysler sess of the United States and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) ... ...tanding Japanese business practices. Business Horizons Nov-Dec 1992 < http//www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1038/is_n6_v35/ai_13246882>Goode, Erica. How socialisation Molds Habits of Thought. New York Times August 8, 2000 http//www.nytimes.com/library/national/ perception/health/080800hth-behavior-culture.html>Hofstede, G.H. Cultures consequences International Differences in work-related values. London Sages, 1980.Maltz, Daniel N., and pathos A. Borker. A Cultural Approach To Male-Female Miscommunication. In Language and Social Identity. emended by John J. Gumperz. Cambridge Cambridge Univ. Press, 1982, pp. 196-216.Stewart, Edward C. The Japanese Culture of musical arrangemental Communication. In Organization Communication Emerging Perspectives II. Edited by Lee Thayer. Norwood, N.J. Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1987, pp. 136-182.Taylor, Jared. Shadows of the climb Sun. New York Quill Books, 1983.Ulfhielm, Fredrik. Spoken Japanese Linguistic Influence on Work Group, Leadership, and Decision-Making. In Organization Communication Emerging Perspectives II. Edited by Lee Thayer. Norwood, N.J. Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1987, pp.107-135.