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Human Communication Research Paper

Today, human and intercultural communication is regarded as an essential factor in the globalized world (Littlefield et al., 67). People move from one place to another but still need to communicate despite the cultural differences. Culture involves combining with each other gradually; as such, intercultural communication consists of the process of exchanging information between people belonging to different cultures. In my human and intercultural communication research, I interacted with Tony Li who is a student at the university. The primary objective of my interaction with Tony Li was to identify the differences in our cultures as well as to experience and analyze our intercultural interaction.

I met Tony Li on my way to the lecture halls, and it is then that we agreed to meet over lunch. During our interaction, I learned that Tony Li is a Chinese student who has moved to the United States to further his education in Intercultural Communication and Cultural Studies. I inquired from Tony Li how long he has in the United States he responded by saying ‘I have been in the country since 2014; initially, I had moved here to work before I decided to further my studies' (Li). Our interaction focused on human and intercultural communication concerning personal experiences, differences in relationships and interaction.

Interacting with Tony Li enabled me to learn essential aspects of intercultural communication. For example, there are notable differences between Americans and the Chinese way of intercultural communication. Chinese people in the United States find the tone and language used to be rude and uncomfortable. In China due to the respect of hierarchy thinking before one speaks is essential (Yu-Fen, 327). Besides conversation in Chinese are somewhat direct to Americans. Chinese people favor small talks concerning marital status, income, and age something that Americans consider overly personal and intrusive. This is a cultural difference despite Americans being fond of placing people in context so that to search for common grounds.

There are notable similarities concerning intercultural communication and interaction between the Americans and the Chinese people. Both groups like to ask questions and listen; however, asking them too many questions is something that can be deemed inappropriate. Tony Li...