Exercise #5

“Outsourced” - the movie study guide

Cultural Dimensions in Outsourced

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect	Todd and the manger	Direct communication when the manger was trying to convince Todd to go to India
Accountability – Individual / group	Todd	When he was giving his first training he was individually giving it and was trying his best
Decision-making: rules / relations	Todd and the manger	Rules/ Todd was forced to go to India or he’ll lose his job
Expression – Reveal / conceal	Todd	Reveal expression when he didn’t say anything about going to India and when he was there he wasn’t complaining despite that he did not like the place there.
Connecting – Inclusive / exclusive	Todd and Puro	He was only connecting inclusively with whom he knew in India where the Indian cultural is not like that its about communicating with all the people
Context – Informal / formal	Todd and the people who work in the company	The context was always formal when they ask him questions he answers in a formal way he doesn’t have side talk with them but with Puro he sometime get to talk to him in an informal way

 Reflection

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 problem was solved when the small kid gave him he's seat and then he sat on his leg, I think is solution is kind of cultural because if your a kid and u see and elder standing you should stand and let the elder sit.

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 was shocked when Puro told him that a lot of tourist who try the iced drink get ill and he immediately felt is stomach paining and then the first thing he thought about is how far is the hotel he wanted to get rest and sit alone for a while. 

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

Puro tells him that the place of the hotel is very lonely and that he'll talk him to auntie Jee's house she’ll take care of him. 

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?

She asks him questions about his personal life such as what does you father do and how much is your salary and if he had a girlfriend or not and he was just setting there not knowing what to answer back and he didn't get the point that why is she asking these questions