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  Table manners are the rules of etiquette used when eating, which may also include the use of cutlery. Different cultures observe different rules for table manners. Each family or group sets its own standards on how strictly these rules should be followed.  People who  hasn‘t known and experienced table manner may find it complicated  because there are many etiquettes.  Meals are social events. The idea is not only enjoying  meals but also enjoying other‘s company. Table manners help us  to know how to eat with a good manner and keep us from  embarrassing ourselves such as how to eat tricky foods, what to  do when we want to excuse, etc. Table manners were designed to keep people from  scarfing food down like animals, so learn them before you eat  with others. One of the most important things to keep in mind is  that you should never call attention to yourself by blatantly  breaking the rules set by society.  Here ar...

  People‘s ideas about appropriate behavior for men and  women are deeply held and having been planted within them  from a very early age. People tend to believe strongly that their  own ideas on the subject are correct and other ideas are wrong or  somehow inferior. People‘s ideas about what is proper in male female relationships do not change easily.  Foreign visitors usually find that American pattern in the male-female relationships are different from the ones to which  they are accustomed. If they become involved with members of  the opposite sex, as lovers or friends, they are likely to have strong,  negative reactions. At the very least, they will be confused and  unsettled.  Besides this strongly-held idea about what is and is not  acceptable, there is another obstacle in understanding the men-female  relationships namely stereotype. People‘s stereotypes about gender  might become a great barrier in understan...

       Cultural conflict is a conflict between one culture and another that can cause a problem or conflict. Cultural conflicts not only cost material but also killed hundreds of people. A. The Cause of Cultural Conflict Cultural conflict occurs as a result of ethnocentrism, misinterpretation, and stereotypes. Ethnocentrism often entails the a belief that one's own race or ethnic group is the most important or that some or all aspects of its culture are superior to those of other groups. Within this ideology, individuals will judge other groupsin relation to their own particular ethnic group or culture,especially with concern to language, behavior, customs, and religion. Misinterpretation happens because people fail to interpret verbal and non-verbal communication correctly. As we know that non-verbal language is more difficult than verbal language because one culture to another has a different sign and meaning system. Stereotypes are generalizations of people groups...

       Nonverbal communication is a communication process in which the message conveyed does not use words.  Non-verbal communication is the process of communicating  through sending and receiving wordless messages. Non-verbal  communication can be divided into 4 parts namely body  language (kinesics), eye contact (oculistics), touch (haptics), body  distance (proxemics), paralanguage, and turn taking. A. Body Language (Kinesics) Body language is a significant aspect of modern  communications and relationships. Body language can be  defined as the conscious and unconscious movements and postures  by which attitudes and feelings are communicated. It  goes both ways:  Your own body language reveals your feelings and  meanings to others. Other people's body language reveals their feelings and  meanings to you.  Body language, and more technically the study of body  language, is also known as kinesics...