5/11 class record

Discussing the worksheet "What Went Wrong?" was a major eye-opener! We had a good laugh out of some of the examples like calling an airplane Emu or the ladies' electric shaver not selling well in Italy, lol! Among these examples though, the one about the Saudi Arabian women and the attractive hostess really made me go "Ohhhhhhhhhhh" after learning about the historical background which support the do's and don't's of Islamic culture. I had mixed feelings when we talked about beliefs which no longer have valid reasons but are kept alive by their tradition... especially when they concern one's personal health. It's easy to point out what seems to be invalid in another culture, but not as easy to go against it; to have a say in a culture that one is not native to and thus is not an expert on.