Some impressions of the Intercultural Simulation

BARNGA - Intercultural simulation: "why doesn't he understand the rules?" Gestures became more important as no verbal communication was permitted "It's all in the cards! No verbal communication permitted" Game Facilitator: Christopher Blümlein culture: the different attitudes, beliefs of people that are influenced by their environment, geopgraphy, upbringing, social class.."	Moving to a different table ... "I felt much more at home at 'my' table because at least everybody tried to respect the rules" Different Models of Culture - onion model - iceberg model - software of the mind - Hofstede's pyramid The Trainer: Laurence	Culture: "external and internal forces" "A living, breathing growing being or entity made up of many individuals..."	"Man is mortal - culture is eternal"     "The values, beliefs, styles, attitudes that distinguish people of different generations, regions, religions, economic situations, social classes ..." "Culture is the backbone of a person's life"     Definitions of Culture
	Definitions of Culture "culture is comparable to a dress code. It determines how a human being is supposed to act in society"	"The onion model? Well, it's a symbol of culture - an onion has many layers and the more you get to the centre, the more you cry ;-)" "culture is the software of the mind - make sure you get the updates"