| Before you set out for that holiday or
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| | carefully. From the students perspective,
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| business trip to the South East Asian
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| | they firstly would not want to appear
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| region, be aware that there are some
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| | slow or inattentive, and may have an
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| cultural issues that may impact on your
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| | issue in asking for a clarification in
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| experience. None of these are frightening
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| | the class environment. Also, as they
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| or off-putting in a big way, just good to
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| | would hold their teacher in high esteem,
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| know about and expect. Forewarned is
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| | they would definitely not want to allude
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| forearmed as they say.
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| | that they lacked the skills to explain
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| Probably the most discussed cultural
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| | things clearly. From the teachers
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| issue in the bulk of South East Asian
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| | perspective, they may find it difficult
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| countries is the concept of face. Face,
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| | to accept a student expressing confusion
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| and not losing it, is an issue we do not
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| | in the classroom.
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| place a great deal of importance on in
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| | So in these countries, the student may
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| the west, but be prepared for it in this
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| | well hold their tongue and either ask a
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| part of the world.
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| | fellow student, or seek to speak to their
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| So what does this saving face mean? It
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| | teacher in private later.
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| means that when people deal with each
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| | Another issue on this region that
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| other there is a greatly heightened
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| | visitors may come across is etiquette at
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| awareness and priority on avoiding a
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| | religious places. The term for a temple
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| perception of embarrassment or
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| | in Buddhist countries such as Thailand
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| humiliation. This applies to you and to
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| | and Cambodia is Wat. When visiting a Wat,
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| the other parties involved. An example
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| | be sure to dress conservatively. There is
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| would be a conversation between a student
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| | no need to be formal, but please do not
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| and their teacher. The teacher explains a
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| | go in beach clothes or your short disco
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| process, and the student does not
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| | dress! Additionally, you will inevitably
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| understand. In the west this would not be
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| | see a collection of shoes at the door.
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| a very big deal at all. The student would
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| | This is simply as the correct etiquette
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| be happy to, (and in fact be expected
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| | is to take your footwear off before
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| to), alert the teacher that they did not
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| | entering. So if you are planning a day of
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| understand, and ask for it to be
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| | serious temple visiting, a good tip is
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| explained in a different way.
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| | not to wear lace up shoes. You will find
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| In the South East Asian countries of say
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| | yourself exhausted by the end of the day
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| Thailand or Indonesia, this type of
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| | if you do.
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| situation would need to be handled
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