Personal+Cultural+Experiences


 * Personal Cultural Experiences**

I have been fortunate enough over the last four years to work in and around in Boston. I have also been able to travel within the country to different locations that are far different from the hectic Northeastern culture.

In my work experience I have worked with people from North America, Asia, Europe, South America and Africa. I personally feel as though I have had some of my most difficultly dealing with people from India and some that were from China. I have only dealt with a few people from India but most of my experiences have been negative. There was one particular co-worker who was a big plus for the company that helped with outsourcing transition to Mumbai, India by training the staff in India on how to do some of the work that was produced in Boston at the time. However, when I had to personally interact with him I found him to be rude and pushy. I would try to avoid contact with him unless I had to. Looking back on that former co-worker I might have been able to learn more about the culture and how to better interact with people from India especially since there were times I had to be able to communicate with the team in Mumbai. I think another problem with what happened there was I wasn't happy with the work I was doing so that probably led to my negative experience with co-workers from India.

I have been able to work with a lot of people from Asia or more specifically China and for the most part my experiences have been positive but I have also had a few negative ones too. I think most of the problems were more of a personal personality clash more than anything.

I find the differences in cultures within the country to be intriuging especially in the South. I have been to travel to North Carolina, Texas and Florida over the last couple of years. I especially found the people of North Carolina and Texas to be friendly and welcoming. People could tell that I was not a local but were very eager to talk and learn about me and my culture. I remember being in a restaraunt in Fort Worth and a gentlemen coming up to me and one of my friends and starting talking to us about the Dallas/Fort Worth area while at the same time finding out more about us. By the end of the conversation i felt like I known the gentlemen for a couple of years.