Topic: How to work with people from other cultural backgrounds... @枫下论坛 The Rolia Forum

工作学习 / IT杂谈 / How to work with people from other cultural backgrounds... -peterlf(fromZtoA); 2000-9-29 {314} (#9625@0)
Now I am working in a dotcom here in Vancouver. We have people from all around the world and we are all of different cultural backgrounds. Sometime I don't feel very comfort in such environment. I felt very lonely...

Would someone with such experience please give me some advices? How to get along with them...

Are you a good mixer? -jabber(jabber); 2000-9-30 {366} (#9733@0)
FromZtoA, different people have different answers. BY definition, it is hard for Chinese to mix up with other people. Many of my Chinese colleagues tried to stay away from Non-Chinese because they don't like to communicate with others in English.

If you really want to mix up with other people,
you must be strong so that others dare not look down upon you.

I think the only problem is the language. If you don't mind it and try to encounter it, you can enjoy a lot more. -guest:; 2000-9-30 (#9737@0)

Language is a big problem but not the only reason. You cannot completely share hobby, joke, interest with people' from another culture even you are professional in English... -k8424(Water Melon); 2000-10-1 {460} (#9784@0)
I got Chinese friends who's been US or Canada for couple of years, they have no problem to communicate with their local colleagues, but they seldom made friends with them. I cannot say they are loser, the big problem is different culture, if you are not born there, you cannot (or hardly) to be part of them. The same things happen to those person comes from England and worked in another different country (like states or Canada), they have similiar problem.

well, that's more like problems of personalities, not really the culture. and people are supposed to be independent and private here, not to be totally involved with other people . -guest:; 2000-10-1 (#9785@0)

IMHO -guest:; 2000-9-30 {276} (#9736@0)
respect privacy, share common interests(i.e., movies, music, tv, sports, important news, and etc.), and out together(i.e., lunch, coffeeshop, or any other group activities). don't be shy if you don't know something---just ask them. and be confident and outgoing, if you can.

Good tips, thank you so much -jabber(jabber); 2000-9-30 (#9738@0)
Thanks. Is Chinese people normally isolated in foreign companies? At least in my company it's likely. -peterlf(fromZtoA); 2000-9-30 (#9759@0)

说实话，一般情况下，老外和中国人想法完全一样。 -5460(BigDesk); 2000-10-1 {868} (#9773@0)
我们公司的员工来自印度，乌克兰，波兰，西班牙，哥论比压，澳大利亚，当然还有加拿大。我问印度人，你们国家人口现在也是不少呀，也地搞计划生育！他说：是呀，这也正是我门出来的原因！问波兰人：八十年代末期的革命你有什么看法？波兰人挥动他毛绒绒的大手夸张的嚷道：革得好！要不然我们还在水深火热之中啦！谈到哥论比压贩毒吸毒成风，他说：是呀！长这么大非常不容易呢！还好我学了电脑专业，跑得快！至于乌克兰人，说到祖国，一脸虔诚的摸样，对前苏联也是即爱又恨。至于西班牙人呢，说起来总是念念不忘历史辉煌的皇马，言必称足球！最后谈到奥运会，墨尔本人一脸自豪感，而加拿大人则一脸愧色，每次亏对国民的成绩让他抬不起头来，不过还好，毕竟他是老板，每人敢乘胜取笑。总之呢，老外和中国人一样，那感觉就是和某个大学同学在指点江山，有时我就比划几下（口语太差），对面老兄就已经知道是咋回事了。最后，当然也是最关键的是，你必须在你的岗位作出成绩，唯有此，你才能赢得大伙真诚的尊重！你才能找到感觉！祝你好运！