Kelsey Steven - Cross-Cultural Communication

Today in class, we discussed how when two tribes with different sets of beliefs meet, they clash and have problems. They will try and maintain their own cosmos and have an "I-It" relationship with the other tribesmen. Being a Communications Major, we talk about how cultures mix and handle differences a lot in the discipline. I connected the lecture to previous discussions of intercultural communication, or cross-cultural communication where we talk about how people see another cultures as a threat because of the culture they grew up in. If they were raised in a way that makes any other culture seem alien, than they will keep an "I-It" view on the opposing culture. However, if one learns how maintain their own culture, but also incorporate another's culture in peace, then an "I-Thou" relationship will occur.