India Japan

CROSS CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

INTRODUCTION• How does Body Speak?

• Does Body Language has words?

• Does Gesture has a meaning?

• Main cultural difference A man can face…!

MAIN DIFFERENCES

RELIGION

• India:HinduIslam ChristianSikh

• Japan:Shinto Buddhism

LANGUAGE

Indian Language•OFFICIAL LAGUAGES:

- Principal official language: Hindi - Subsidiary official language: English.

•REGIONAL LANGUAGES:- 15 Major Regional Languages.- More than 300 Minor Languages. Ex: Urdu, Mizo, Sindhi, Dogri, etc..

•Doesn’t fully depend on Own Language.

Kashmiri

Hindi

Gujarati

Punjabi

Assamese

Bengali

Marathi

Manipuri

Telugu

Kannada

Malayalam

Tamil

Nepali

Oriya

Konkani

Japanese Language• Official Language is Japanese.

• No Regional Wise language.

• Fully depends upon Own Language.

FOOD

INDIAN FOOD• Differ regional wise.

• Some popular Indian’s food:

North Indian Thali South Indian Meals Punjabi Thali Rajasthani Plate…etc..

• Use rarely Spoon and Fork.

JAPANESE FOOD• Japanese food mainly consists of:

Seafood noodles rice bread fruits, vegetables, etc..

• Some of the popular Japanese dishes are :

Sushi and SashimiTempuraSukiyakiShabushabu …etc

• Use Chopsticks.

DRESSING

INDIAN DRESSING• Not a Common Dress.

• Differ Regional wise.

North IndianRajasthanSouth Indian.etc..

• Depends on Festival and Occasion.

• Official Dress is differ from Regional Wise.

JAPANEESE DRESSING

• Known as Japanese kimono.

• Based on Occasions and Seasons

• Special KimonoWeddingObi

• Problem to tie the obiHelp from mothers

WORKING CULTURE

Indian Working Style

• Can be without work.

• Little bit lazy.

• Activeness.

• Don't want to work in erratic conditions.

Japanese Working Style

• Cannot stay without work.

• They work in almost every conditions.

• Active People.

• Proper management of Time.

Etiquette• Meeting Etiquette

• Naming Conventions

• Gift Giving Etiquette

• Dining Etiquette

• Business Card

GESTURES

• Greeting:

• Counting:Japanese

Indian

Come Here

Excuse Me

Boku

Promise

Difficulties

Zero or …

One More Thing…….

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