Edward T. Halls kulturelle dimensioner

Low-context cultures are cultures in which words (spoken or written) and a direct way of communicating play an important part.

High context

High-context cultures are cultures where people communicate much more by means of nonverbal communication.

Fast and slow message

Fast message

In some cultures, it is easy to make contacts which often turn out to be rather superficial and not necessarily deep-rooted (fast messages).

Slow message

The different

Monochronic and Polychronic Cultures

Monochronic

Monochronic people concentrate on one thing at a time and do things in a very systematic way. The concept of time plays a more important part in monochronic

Polychronic

In polychronic cultures people tend to do many things at a time without any specific linear progression. In these cultures, human relations are more important than time schedules.

Personal space

Is the distance to the person one communicates with?

This bubble of space expands and contracts dependent on e.g. the relationship between communicators, the person’s emotional state and cultural background.

Big bubbles

In the Scandinavian and German cultures, people’s bubbles of space are rather big, and people keep a distance when they communicate.

Small bubbles

whereas e.g. French, Italian, and Arab people have rather small bubbles of space and stand closely together when