There are different ways in which people communicate such as those who are individualist versus collectivist. There are also cultures who differ from monochromic and polychronic, internal or external, and indirect or direct. When viewing Geert hofstede’s research the categories somewhat exist in our real world. We do have countries that differ in power, individualism, masculinity, etc. One thing that bothered me was how it was all categorized into one way or the other such the masculinity rankings that differ in gender. Also,I am not sure if one can indicate a country accurately to one of these categories since every individual is different. In other words, there are personal differences that shape how one person might communicate shown from the article Figuring Foreigners Out. I think the culture of Korea often believes in the internal and external system. Korea is mostly internal where the majority of the population believe that your success comes from your own achievements. There are some who may believe that there has to be good fortune in one so start off well. For example, those who are born under wealthy families tend to stay wealthy. Another concept I found that related was indirect communications. When I was in Korea, I noticed how people would be talking in a conversation that might not make sense but they understand it. So, if you are not involved in the conversation from the start or you do not know the context, you probably won’t be able to understand what is going on.
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