exercise 5

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect	Todd and his manger	Direct communication (the manager said for Todd we dont need you here we want you in India)
Expression-Reveal / conceal	Todd and his manger	Reveal Expression(Todd was sad about the manager decision that he will go to India )
Decision-making: rules / relations	Todd and his manger	Rules (the manager told Todd only you have to do is visit call center and make sure the new guys know haw to speak)
Context – Informal / formal	Todd and his manger	Informal (Todd called his manger by his name)

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem
solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

He got a train by unregulated way .There is no place in train then a boy who sit next of Todd he stands and let Todd sat in his place then he sat on Todd leg.It might be the culture solution because all children respect an old people to sit first. 

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first
encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?

He bought the iced drink and he was not chnge about the change , and he feels ill after eating the iced drink because it is first time that he test this kind of iced drink.

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd?

 Because the place of hotel  is very lonely.

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?

 She asked him a lot of question and it was a centered on personal questions.

exercise 4

Apparently the culture and 12 dimensions have an influential role in our life choices , way of thinking and sense of group . There is the Amish model for an example . As it affect and influence life choices by giving people the right to choose choices and making decisions. As for the way of thinking   people in Amish are open minded, kind  and peaceful and that will be reflected upon their thought and ideas. Amish people have a great sense of group as it prefer to go in groups rather than individuals. Amish people prefer direct communication and Old transportation rather than easy and modern inventions like cars and cellphones.

as for the Arabian culture's influence on our life choices :-
the Arabian culture influence our choices in many ways and in many sectors of our life (school, work , lifestyle,etc..) . for an example we cant or it's shameful to work in illegal places or even  places that aren't approved by our religion and culture like a drugs or alcohol company's . and  at school it's kind of  wrong for girls to go in mix gender schools as she can be considered as shameful for mingling  with boys.