Topic 7: Preparing for departure
Personal Behaviour and Sensitivity while on mission
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Being deployed in a foreign country may result in cultural stress. What problems may arise and why? Possible answers (click here to see possible answers once you have completed this task) |
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There are day to day and common tasks where cultural stress may manifest itself. It is important to reduce this stress before it accumulates and becomes unhealthy for you and other parties. Examples of different approaches to common tasks include:
- How one gets on a bus or car – where does the more senior person sit?
- How one communicates ideas?
- How one looks at punctuality?
- How does one respond to an invitation for a social activity?
- How does one choose the appropriate clothing?
- How to behave during celebrations and holidays
- How one listens to another culture’s music, stories and oral traditions?
- How one talks about sports, hobbies, arts and other personal interests