Cross cultural understanding: a handbook to understand others’ cultures

EXERCISE 1
Read this following conversation. Chintya Phelly, an 
African exchange student, is visiting a radio station in 
Minneapolis. Analyze and discuss the American values 
implied in the conversation. 
Erica
: 
Welcome to America Chintya. How‘s it going?
I‘m Erica Kay. 
Chintya 
: 
How do you do, madam Erica. Thank you for 
showing me your station. Im studying radio 
broadcasting at the University of Minnesota. I 
look forward to meet your staff. 
Erica 
: 
Just call me Erica… 
(A man enters a room) 
Erica 
: 
Hi Fred! How‘s it going! Glad you‘re back from 
vacation. We missed you here. 

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20 | Cross Cultural Understanding 
Fred 
: 
Hi Erica. How are you doing girl? 
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