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Culture bump is a social phenomenon all over the world. As Dr. Carol M. Archer wrote in her book, culture bump has been defined as a
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
Bottoms Up!…or Not…..
Take the “alcohol culture” as an example, when Snow and Lily toasted for the second and the third time, Priyanka felt uncomfortable.
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Mar 26, 20213 min read
Lend a helping hand here….there…..everywhere
We realized there are quite a number of characteristics which are shared and accepted by the majority of all countries in human history.
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
Culture Bumping with Trash Dumping!
As newcomers from China, arrangements were made for us to live in an apartment together. Because everything is new to us; in the beginning
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
Excuse me please….Culture Bump!!!
In China, we know that there are cultural differences between China and America. And we try to be careful so as not to bring inconvenience
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
Weighing in on a vegetable culture bump
While living in another culture, we find some things that are the same as in our own country, but there are some things that are different.
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Mar 26, 20211 min read
Fasten your seat belt – culture bumps in the sky!
Japanese don’t talk to strangers. We talk to them only when we ask for directions or for help. In Japan, when a stranger talks to us, we
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Mar 26, 20211 min read
To Talk or….not to Talk!
We went to see a history class at the University of Houston, and we had a culture bump. Our culture bump was that American students...
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Feb 24, 20212 min read
Waiting, waiting and waiting some more
By the Tigers – Tony, Flo, Kay, and James… As visitors who have recently come to Houston, we are shocked by the public transportation....
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Feb 24, 20211 min read
Level One Culture Bumps
Maryam Al Nahwi says, “This is a picture of a culturebump for me . In my country Saudi Arabia, we don’t have trees and grass in most of...
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Feb 24, 20211 min read
Thinking of others….or not.
Sasuke, Rio, Misa, Yumeka and Saya’s culture bump was with a store! We had a culture bump with an American store. When we went shopping,...
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Feb 24, 20213 min read
A UH Cougar Culture Bump
On October 27th, 2012, I had a wonderful Culture Bump at the University of Houston football stadium. I was sitting near the stairs...
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Feb 24, 20211 min read
Helping Culture Bump
By Keith Caldwell The flight to South Africa was about 16 hours. Around hour 8-9, a woman was standing in line for the restroom...
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Feb 24, 20211 min read
Culture Bump: A Business Benefit
The lessons I learned through Culture Bump sessions not only aided my recent trip to South Africa with the Auburn MBA program, but also...
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Feb 24, 20211 min read
Culture Bump with Time and Tenant
When I first moved to Houston, Texas, I lived in a one-bedroom apartment. After two weeks, I met a new tenant who was 17-19 years old...
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Feb 24, 20212 min read
Time has not healed all
The most significant Culture Bump I experienced during my trip to South Africa was with our bus driver, Anthony. It was our final night...
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Feb 24, 20212 min read
Look Both Ways
By Amy Lee On Sunday, the first full day we were in Johannesburg, we toured the town and saw some museums. On our last stop we were able...
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Feb 24, 20211 min read
Followup to Look Both Ways
I have to admit that the more I think about and process this culture bump the more it scares me. I think…”I could have DIED!!”...
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Feb 24, 20211 min read
Culture Bumping with Drunks
In my country, you can’t see alcohol or alcohol being sold among the people. Drinking alcohol isn’t allowed in our country’s religion....
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Feb 24, 20212 min read
Turkish Culture Bumps with American Lunch
by Ms. OzgenOktem Kose When we start to think about culture bumps or somebody asks us what the culture bump is, we first say that it is a...
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