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FeedbackofinterculturalcommunicationBeforeIstudytheinterculturalcommunicationclass,Ithinktheculturaldifferencejustlikesomedifferencesinlanguage,diet,lifestyleandsoon.Butbyone-termstudy,Iunderstandthosephenomenonarejustlikethetopoftheiceberg.Thebottomoficebergwhichhidesinthewateristheessenceofculture.Onlybyknowingthiscanwereallyknowoftheculturedifference.InGeertHofstedeandEdwardHall’stheory,wecanuseseveraldimensionstomeasuredifferentculturesindifferentaspects,whichcanformacomprehensive,systematicevaluation.Westudysomedimensionsasfollow.IndividualismandcollectivismAnindividualistcultureisoneinwhichpeopletendtopresentthemselvesasindividualsandtoemphasizetheneedofindividuals.Butacollectivistcultureisoneinwhichpeopletendtopresentthemselvesasmembersofgroup,andusuallyconsidertheneedsofgroupwillbemoreimportantthantheneedsofindividuals.Theindividualismemphasizestheneedsofindividuals,soeveryonewouldliketotryhisorherbesttodosomethingtoachievehisorhergoals.Inthissituation,allthebehaviorsareinitiative,soitcaninspirepeople’screativity.Also,itcanpromotethedevelopmentofallkindsofindustries.Butsometimesindividualismcanleadtodecreasetheeffectiveofteamworkandfriendshipcanbebrokeupbecausesomeone’sselfish.Asforcollectivism,oneshouldknowhowtoworkwithothers,andpaysomeattentiontohisorherfamilies,nations,andsoon.Butyoushouldn’tmakeyouliveundersogreatpressure.Everyoneshouldknow,youjustneedtodoratherthangivingupyourdreamjustbecauseoftheothers.Onlyinthisway,wecanmakeagreatprogressandattainmore.UncertaintyavoidanceItisthedegreeofpeople’savoidinguncertainfactorsintheculture.Moreorless,peoplefeelthreatenedaboutuncertainfutureineveryculture.Inordertopreventthesethingshappening,peoplewillfindmorestablejobs,makemoreplansandseekthetruethingstheybelieve.Uncertaintyavoidancedegreeisdifferentindifferentcountries.Relativelyspeaking,inthelowuncertaintyavoidanceculture,peoplehavethesenseofsecurity,tendtotherelaxinglifestyleandlikeadventurethings.Comparedwiththat,peopleinhighuncertaintyavoida