Close Sidebar close
    • Home
    • About Me
    • Training
    • Blog
    • Contact me

Follow me

    • Home
    • About Me
    • Training
    • Blog
    • Contact me
    • Uncategorized

    How do you eat cake?

    Monday, April 17th, 2017

    Cake – we all love it, we all eat it. What on earth does it have to do with a cross-cultural blog?

    Well firstly, it’s on my mind as it was my birthday yesterday 😊

    But secondly, cake can actually highlight some cross-cultural differences.

    For example – how do you cut the cake? 

    Do you cut it in equal pieces for each person? I would consider that quite fair.

    BUT there are some cultures where they would ask each person how much they want – smaller or larger are all catered for. That is also considered fair – but the two are quite different. We can apply this difference of the concept of “fairness” to how countries utilise and distribute their resources, to how people will operate in business and even how families share things amongst themselves.

    Another example – how do you eat the cake?

    In Australia, generally we cut the piece of cake, put it on a plate or serviette, and then the person eats it with their hands or using a cake fork if they’re feeling fancy.

    BUT in India (and other cultures), the person whose occasion it is will be fed cake by hand by everyone else at the party (although more often it’s just their close family and friends who do this). It can also be made into quite a fun game when they also try to smoosh the cake in your face!

    Or you could even eat it like this…though I wouldn’t recommend it!
    Image Source: Gratisography

    So there you go – bet you never knew you could tie something so delicious to cross-cultural insights!

    no responses

    You Might Also Like

    Cross-cultural Website

    New Website

    Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

    Happy International Literacy Day!

    Thursday, September 7th, 2017

    Time for our pollies to embrace the multicultural heritage they support

    Thursday, August 17th, 2017

    no responses

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About Me

  I am passionate about helping people learn about other cultures and increasing their cross-cultural awareness and skills. I want people to see the possibilities that...
Read More

Follow me

Latest Posts

  • Lessons I learned from my Hindi challenge

    Monday, March 23rd, 2020
  • Learning Hindi in 90 days?

    Friday, March 20th, 2020
  • Famous last words…

    Monday, March 2nd, 2020

TAG CLOUD

Albaniaappappreciationassumptionsasylum seekersattitudesAustraliaauthorityavoid hot waterawarenessbabiesbamboo ceilingbasicsbeautybenefitsbody languagebook reviewbookreviewbridgebusinesschallengeschangecheck the factsChildrenchocolatechoiceChristiancleanlinesscollaboratecollaborationcollaborative bridgecommunicationcommunitycompassioncompromiseconflictconsequencescross-culturalcultureculture shockcurrencyDiscoveryDiversitydragonsgoatssheepdrivingEasterelephantintheroomemotionsempathyenjoy the little thingsexchangeexcitedexperienceeye contactfactorfamilyfestivalfoodframe of referencefriendsfunGermanygiftsglobalisationgoalsgolden ruleGreeceharmonyhilariousHindihintsholidayshopehot potatoeshuman rightsiceberg modelideaidentityimmersioninfluenceinspirationinterruptJapanJet lagjobsjournaljourneylanguageleadershiplearninglisteningLiveyourpassionlost in translationmarriagemeetingsmetaphorscanonlygosofarmini rantmissionmissionariesmoneymoviesmyer briggsnew yearnewsnormalopportunitiespassionPeacepersonalityperspectivephotospoliticspositivepossibilitiesPower distancepractical experienceput yourself in their shoesquick tipreconciliationreflectionrefugeesreligionresearchresolutionresourceresumesreunionsreviewroutinesaving faceshareshoppingskillsspidersportstarfishstatussymbolsteamworktechnologytimetooltraffictragedytrainingtraveltrusttvuniversevoluntourismwaitweddingyayyes/no

Archive

©2017. Collaborative Bridges - All Rights Reserved.