journal of Violations
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11.docxPurpose
The purpose of committing these violations is to observe the importance that our society has placed on certain speech acts. This importance does not translate in all cultures, which can lead to certain failures in intercultural communication. Consider what you expect of others when you make a phone call or ask “How are you?” to a stranger. What do they expect of you in the same situation?
Method
In order to experience how uncomfortable violations of cultural norms are, you will commit one of the speech act violations listed here.
After committing the violation at least three times, you will write 2 paragraphs summarizing the general reaction to your violation. How did the person listening react? How did it make you feel? Was it hard to do the violation due to habit? Could you commit the violation without laughing?
if you choose Option A you will need to break eating etiquette at 3 different meals.
Choose between Option A or Option B
Option A > Break U.S. eating etiquette
Eating etiquette in the United States varies compared to other parts of the world. This is neither good nor bad, but simply different. Etiquette in the United States includes, but is not limited to:
· Eat with silverware, unless the foods require using your hands, i.e. sandwich
· Do not belch, pick teeth, lick fingers, or chew with mouth open while eating
· Use a napkin to clean hands and face
· Do not speak with food in your mouth
· Sit at a table in a chair
· Do not slurp soup, blow bubbles in drinks, or drink noisily through a straw
· Do not take food from someone else's plate
Attempt to break one or more of these rules at no less than 3 meals. Do not laugh. Stay focused on the task and make note of the reactions of others as well as how you feel.
Observe reactions. Do people frown at you? Are they shocked by your cluelessness? Do they mock you? Do they get angry?
Option B > Design your own Non-verbal Violation/Consider these Possibilities:
· Face the other people in an elevator
· Walk away from a conversation without excusing yourself
· Don’t say anything after receiving a compliment
· Greet someone in an unusual way such as skipping or jumping instead of waving
· Make extensive eye-contact during conversations or look away from someone during conversations
