ALOHA TO MY OHANA

Week 3 Assignment 2 (EDUC-6165)

I am very fortunate to work and communicate with different group of people and culture every day but I find it interesting that even the people of the same culture as mine is communicating differently from each other. I came from an archipelago country which is comprised of 7,102 islands and each island or group of islands have their own dialect or language they speak. I believe we have 175 dialects or language in the Philippines but there is one language that we speak in common which is the Tagalog language. I have to explain to you the language part because even though we came from the same group or culture, sometimes we have different interpretation and understanding of the topic we are discussing. We also have differences in our belief, traditions and practices, some are the same and some are conflicting.  We will have a discussion afterwards, explain to each other about our understanding of the topic, and then we will laugh at each other. The other group will wonder what is going on then we will explain how we came from the same country of origin but we differ in some ways from each other. After we talk and explain it to other groups, we will have a discussion to make the issue clear, then we will explain to each other our point of view and we will start laughing at each other because we kid about our differences.    

Based on what I learned this week, I would like to listen and get to know the person more before responding or making any comment. I will apply the Platinum Rule: "Do to others as they themselves would like to be treated” ( Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V. (2011). I have to start changing myself before others will change, removing all my expectations and scrutinizing my attitude towards others. I shall remove my hidden resentments and prejudices and be open to understanding other people’s culture so that I can communicate to others effectively.

Reference:

 Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V. (2011). Interpersonal communication: Relating to others (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Chapter 4, "Interpersonal Communication and Diversity: Adapting to Others" (pp. 85–114).