Gabriela Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'm teaching intercultural communication this coming semester. What are some good movies or tv shows that depict cross-cultural misunderstandings/mishaps? I don't watch much and I need clips for class. YouTube links earn you props! (Non-A/V resources are very welcome, too, if you know of any good ones, like websites and such.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Crash. movie, 2004. Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedictus Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) I'm teaching intercultural communication this coming semester. What are some good movies or tv shows that depict cross-cultural misunderstandings/mishaps? I don't watch much and I need clips for class. YouTube links earn you props! (Non-A/V resources are very welcome, too, if you know of any good ones, like websites and such.) My Big Fat Greek Wedding. There are a few clips, here's one. Not sure if that's on the right lines or not. The scene near the end on cross cultural misunderstanding and or disbelief at a vegetarian is funny. There's probably other clips of the films with similar mishaps around too. Edited July 31, 2015 by Benedictus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Crash. movie, 2004. Very good. Oy. That one was intense. Clips only, cuz that first scene with the cops and the black lady was unbearable! Thank you! My Big Fat Greek Wedding. There are a few clips, here's one. Not sure if that's on the right lines or not. The scene near the end on cross cultural misunderstanding and or disbelief at a vegetarian is funny. There's probably other clips of the films with similar mishaps around too. Yeah, that's a hilarious scene. My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Outsourced were the only movies I had on my list at the time of posting. Those are the only two I could remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 My Cousin Vinnie places New Yorkers in the South. There must be some brief scenes in there you can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedictus Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Shanghai Noon, that has some funny scenes.There's the one where he gets married by accident. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajP4s-flzXg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Babel. Viewer discretion advised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Oh, there's that movie "Babies", too. I forgot about that. It doesn't really show cross-cultural misunderstandings, I guess, but certainly how different cultures communicate with their children. And I think it provokes thought about how the environments we grow up in shape our communication. Edited July 31, 2015 by Gabriela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Bend it like Beckham Best movie I ever saw was a Muslim woman falling for a regular Canadian. Called Sabah. You can see it on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Bend it like Beckham Best movie I ever saw was a Muslim woman falling for a regular Canadian. Called Sabah. You can see it on YouTube. Oh, I like Sabah, and I'm glad someone else has seen it too. It was filmed in Toronto, and I just like the fact that the streetcars are in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He is Risen! Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I'm not sure if this is quite what you are looking for, but this guy is dead on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-L5DEWf91c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'm not sure if this is quite what you are looking for, but this guy is dead on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-L5DEWf91c That guy's whole series is amesome. I'm adding it to my general list of resources. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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