P3 week 1 - Across borders - The cultural onion and Dutch habits

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Project Across borders

You will be assigned a country

Project across borders

Week 1

Today's plan

1. Project Across Borders (Term 4)
2. What's your country? 
3. First reactions - Sloppy handshakes and missing life vests. 
4. The cultural onion
5. What makes us, Dutchies, Dutch? - Our weird habits.

 

Project Across borders

You will be assigned a country

What's your country?

What is culture to you?

What is culture to you?

What is culture to you?

What cultural backgrounds do we have in class?

Sloppy handshake

What is culture to you?

What do you think/feel when someone gives you a sloppy handshake?

Translation: Taking the life vest will result in a 10 milion Rupiah fine / imprisonment. (around 800 Euro) 

Why is this sentence not translated into English?

Good or bad?

1. Work in pairs. 
2. Take a paper and draw a line in the middle from top to bottom.
3. On the left side, write Good, clean, safe, beautiful, permitted.
4. On the right side, write Bad, dirty, unsafe, ugly and forbidden. 
5. Listen to the statements, discuss with your partner on which side of the paper you think you would put the statement. 

 

Statements

Tattoos

Statements

Eating with your hands

Statements

Showering every other day

(one day yes, one day no)

Statements

Traveling alone

Statements

Cycling without a helmet

Statements

Downloading movies for free from illegal sites

Statements

Stealing

Statements

Keeping a secret

Statements

Always telling the truth

Statements

Spending a lot of money

Statements

Living with your parents at the age of 25

Statements

Competing with others

Statements

Influencers

Statements

Using AI for schoolwork

Statements

Spitting on the ground (outside)

Opinions come from values

(Meningen komen voort uit waarden)

You are all onions!

The case of Richard

1. Listen to the story. 
2. What do you think happened?
3. What really happened.
4. Can you think of reasons why this would happen?

Waarden (de kern): De diepste laag; onbewuste opvattingen over wat wenselijk is (goed/slecht, normaal/abnormaal).

Symbolen: (buitenste laag): Meest oppervlakkige kenmerken, zoals jargon, kledingstijl, logo's en huisstijl.

Helden: Personen (levend of dood, echt of fictief) die in de cultuur worden bewonderd en als gedragsmodel dienen.

Rituelen: Collectieve activiteiten die belangrijk zijn voor de sfeer en sociale structuur, zoals vergaderingen, de vrijdagmiddagborrel, koningsdag, Vierdaagse, enz. 

The case of Richard

1. Listen to the story. 
2. What do you think happened?
3. What really happened.
4. Can you think of reasons why this would happen?

Kernpunten van het model:

• Gelaagdheid: Het model laat zien dat cultuur niet alleen uit zichtbare zaken bestaat, maar vooral uit onzichtbare waarden.

• Veranderbaarheid: De buitenste lagen (symbolen) zijn relatief makkelijk te veranderen, terwijl de kern (waarden) zeer moeilijk te veranderen is.

• Toepassing: Het model wordt gebruikt om de organisatiecultuur in kaart te brengen, te veranderen of te analyseren bij internationale samenwerking.

The case of Richard

1. Listen to the story. 
2. What do you think happened?
3. What really happened.
4. Can you think of reasons why this would happen?

What makes us, Dutchies, Dutch? 

Let's find out and discuss what fabulous, 

yet weird habits, we all have.

How do foreigners see the Dutch?
What stereotypes do they use?

Write down the 15 Dutch habits that are discussed in the video

Explain to a foreigner what these things are.

A bitterbal is a crunchy fried ball with beef ragout in it. 

If you cannot translate the word, use the Dutch word and explain it. 

Weird Dutch habits

1. Work in pairs or groups of three. 
   
2. Do not look up information on your laptop or phone.  
3. Think of 7 habits and discuss what they are exactly and why they are typically Dutch.  

10 minute discussion in English

Talk to another group and discuss what habits you came up with and explain what they are about. 

1. What are typical Dutch celebrations and how are they celebrated?
2. What role do bicycles have in the daily lives of Dutch people?
3. Explain what "gezellig" or "gezelligheid" is. 
4. What is the Dutch kitchen about and which dishes (gerechten) and other food is popular?
5. How is Kings day celebrated? 
6. How would you explain to a foreigner that half of the Netherlands is below sea level?
7. Which sports are popular in the Netherlands and why?
8. What does the healthcare system (gezondheidszorg) look like and what is your opinion of it? 
9. How is a Dutch birthday typically celebrated? 
10. What are populair Dutch festivals and events?
11. Why do so many foreign (buitenlandse) tourists visit Amsterdam?
12. Why do you think foreigners should visit the Netherlands?

Don't stop until the timer has finished

Discuss and answer:
What do you think are the three weirdest Dutch habits? Explain why?

Time left?

Play the quiz about cultural differences

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