Cultural Differences

Cultural Differences

The Cultural DifferencesBetween Thailand & CambodiaTo indicate the cultural differences between Thai and Cambodian Culture.

The Recipient of the Interview Mr. Borey Bun A Lecturer of English Program, Faculty of Education Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal PatronageVALUE OF DIFFERENCES AND WE ARE JUST THE SAME AS HUMAN BEING. By. Borey Bun

4 The Recipient of the Interview • He is Cambodian. • He is 28 Years Old. • He has been in Thailad for four years. • From July 2013 • He has got the scholarship from Thai government to continue his master degree at VRU. • Nowaday, he is a lecturer of English program, faculty of education, VRU.

The Interesting Topic from Interview His Opinion about ThailandThe Cultural Similarities Between Thailand and CambodiaThe Cultural differences Between Thailand and Cambodia The Effect of Cultural Differences of Him Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character. -Julie Bishop-

The Interesting Topic from Interview The Cultural Differences in Communication The Biggest Culture-Shock How can He Adjust Himself to Thai CultureHe would like to Present a Cambodian Culture to Thai People Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character. -Julie Bishop-

The Interesting Topic from Interview The Questions about Thai Culture? The Suggestions about Cultural Differences? Analysis and Reflection Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character. -Julie Bishop-

His Opinion about Thailand LIKE DISLIKE

9 His Opinion about Thailand LIKE▹Thai People ▹Systematics of ▹Showing Respect Working Thai people are “ “I like showing respectso friendly and very “It’s so really and giving foods to kind. supporting people monks and love highly to work for high quality the king” of performant.”

10 His Opinion about Thailand LIKE▹Thai People Thai people are the unique and the fascination of Thailand. Thai people are “When I have been hereso friendly and very just one or two years, kind. I love Thailand because they are so friendly and kind.”

11 His Opinion about Thailand DISLIKE▹Providing just Academic Knowledge “I dislike most teachers are alwaysproviding only academic knowledge tostudents, but they did not provide much practical knowledge to students.”

The Cultural Similarities Between Thailand and CambodiaWord Showing Loy Krathong Wedding Respect CeremonyWorking Colleague

The Cultural Similarities13 Between Thailand and Cambodia▹Word ▹Respect King & Buddhism ▹Wedding Ceremony Some words of both “One importance, Cambodian “Activities of weddinglanguage, Cambodian and Thai wonderfully ceremony are mostly and Thai that were respected Buddhism and the the same”used in the same ways. king in the highest, so that why our mind is the same”

The Cultural Similarities14 Between Thailand and Cambodia ▹Loy Krathong There is Loy Krathong day in both of Cambodia and Thailand.

The Cultural Similarities15 Between Thailand and Cambodia VALUE OF DIFFERENCES AND WE ARE JUST THE SAME AS HUMAN BEING. Working Colleague

The Cultural Similarities16 Between Thailand and CambodiaWorking About working and colleague contexts of Cambodia and Thai are mostly the same withColleague good honesty good love and helping respect good friendship each other each other because we mostly are believing in Buddhism and love strongly the king.

The Cultural differences Between Thailand and CambodiaPchum Ben Professor Student Days

The Cultural differences Between18 Thailand and Cambodia Pchum Ben Days

The Cultural differences Between19 Thailand and Cambodia “In Cambodia, we have Pchum Ben Days to give food to monks to pray for the died people for 15 days in every Novembers but in Thailand I haven’t found that Pchum Ben Days.”

The Cultural differences Between20 Thailand and Cambodia VALUE OF DIFFERENCES AND WE ARE JUST THE SAME AS HUMAN BEING. Professor Student

The Cultural differences Between21 Thailand and CambodiaProfessor In Cambodia, teach-center and 90 % mostly of professors speak English and France fluently but in Thailand, mostly with student-center and there is not so many teachers who could speak English or France.Student In Cambodia, the students like studying with teacher-center and most of them had job to develop practical knowledge, but in Thailand they like studying with student- center and they mostly have no job but after completely graduation they could find job.

The Effect of Cultural Differences of Him The cultures could effect to my daily life so much. Food

23 The Effect of Cultural Differences of Him Spicy Food Thai food is too hot for me. In Cambodia, when we eat spicy, we have a small bowl if some want spicy, you can pick it up. But in Thailand, it is merged together like Tomyum and papaya salad.

The Cultural Differences in Communication

The Cultural Differences in Communication25 It’s likely hard to communicate, understand and live with different people, different culture, different belief, different traditions and also different languages. But we have to be flexible with globalization of culture differences.

26 The Cultural Differences in CommunicationIt's different I remembered that firstly I have languages. been in Thailand I can't speak Thai at all and the people of Thai can't speak Khmer at all too. It was so hard for me to communicate and to understand each other.

The Biggest Culture-Shock Academic Knowledge vs Practical Knowledge

28 The Biggest Culture-Shock As I have involved with educational sector in Thailand, my biggest culture shock is that the most of Thai students have to study and develop only academic knowledge. But they couldn't develop their practical knowledge during class and after completely graduation, they could find job to do to develop practical knowledge.

How can He Adjust Himself to Thai Culture There is not much hardly to face with Thai culture. It's mostly the same mine.

30 How can He Adjust Himself to Thai CultureSpicy Food My Ordering I have to face or to Food adjust myself to THAI SPICY FOODS I just say and have to try flexibly “ไมเ่ ผด็ ๆ” myself to learn new & “not spicy”. differences but now it's simply for me to enjoy Thai foods.

He would like to Presenta Cambodian Culture to Thai PeopleFood Cambodian Education

He would like to Present a Cambodian32 Culture to Thai PeopleFood Cambodian foods that are mostly cooked without spicy and we have to separate peppers in a small bowl for anybody needed spicy.

He would like to Present a Cambodian33 Culture to Thai PeopleCambodian Cambodian educationEducation has to provide both academic and practical knowledge together to students, not only academic knowledge is important but also practical knowledge is wonderfully important for students' future careers.

The Questions about Thai Culture? How to get Thai people believe in you or trust you?

The Suggestions about Cultural Differences?

36 The Suggestions about Cultural Differences? The globalization is always moving forward together with the different people from different countries, different cultures and languages, different knowledge and experiences It is mixed for work together, we have to rise our world up in peace, anti-climate changes, human right and happiness of the world.

37 The Suggestions about Cultural Differences? And we mustn't care where you are from, who you are, what you believe in or how you are and specially no segregation but integration as we together live and work in equal, respect and care of FAIRNESS HONESTY INTEGRATY TEAM WORK VALUE OF DIFFERENCES AND WE ARE JUST THE SAME AS HUMAN BEING.

Analysis and reflection Problems in Communication What How does he dowith People from Different Cultural are to solve the they? problems? Background from IntervieweeDo we agree with our interviewee? Why?What have we learned from the interviewee?

Analysis and reflectionProblems in Communication Solving the Problems He cannot speak Thai, so it’s hard He attempts to learn for him to communicate, understand Thai language and live with for communicating with local people more easily anddifferent different clearly, and he tries to use people culture body language to explaindifferent different what he want to describe.traditions languages

Analysis and reflectionDo we agree with our interviewee? Why? We agree with Mr. Borey Bun. As we visit the different country, when people cannot speak our language and we cannot speaktheir language also, so we should try to find the ways to communicate with them perceptively byUsing Body Learning NewLanguage Language

Analysis and reflectionWhat have we learned from the interviewee? We have learned aboutthe perspectives and opinions of the foreigner to Thai people and Thailand.Thai people are so friendly and kind. Thai people respect in Buddhism, king and elder.Thai people support each other to work Thai education provides academic knowledge for high quality of performance. more than practical knowledge. Most of Thai food are spicy. “VALUE OF DIFFERENCES AND WE ARE JUST THE SAME AS HUMAN BEING”

Analysis and reflectionWhat have we learned from the interviewee? We have learned aboutthe similarities and differences between Thailand and Cambodia.Similarities Differences Some words pronounce the same sound.  We have different festivals. Ex. Pchum Ben Day. Both of us show the respect to Buddhists,  Most of professors in Cambodia can speak English and king and elder. France fluently, but there are not many professors who We have some same festivals and ceremonies. Working and colleague contexts are mostly can English and France as well.  Thailand promotes students-center, but Cambodia the same. promotes teacher-center with practical knowledge.

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Mr. Borey BunWe really appreciate and thank for all the support you've given us.

Prepared byMr. Punyawut Srisom Ms. Onuma Sarakarn 56181020305 56181020342Ms. Sripattra Papipat Ms. Waraporn Deekong 56181020327 56181020322 The Faculty of Education,Ms. Mayuri Shindo English Program - Section 356181480223 Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal PatronageVALUE OF DIFFERENCES AND WE ARE JUST THE SAME AS HUMAN BEING. By. Borey Bun