High context culture: (1) implicit; (2) password information; (3) More nonverbal coding; (4) The reaction is rarely exposed; (5) There are differences inside and outside the circle; (6) Close interpersonal relationship; (7) high commitment; (8) Time processing is highly flexible.
Low context culture: (1) explicit and clear; (2) the information is clear; (3) more speech codes (4) exposed reactions; (5) Flexible inner and outer rings; (6) the interpersonal relationship is not close; (7) low commitment; (8) Time is highly organized.
In short, the spread of high-context culture sometimes seems secretive and secretive; The communication of low-context culture is redundant, redundant and tedious. Different cultures have different understandings of the importance of verbal communication. In America, people who are articulate and good at oral expression are more attractive. In South Korea, people who are more trusted are those who speak a little Mu Na. In low-context culture, people often turn a blind eye to some nonverbal communication behaviors; In high-context culture, the communicator's facial expressions, movements and communication speed.
The details of the surrounding environment, such as degree, communication place, unspeakable emotions and subtle gestures, are rich information symbols, giving sensitive communicators unlimited information and connotation.
In addition, it is worth emphasizing that China culture belongs to high context culture.
The research results of international first-class experts and scholars such as Gudikenster show that countries with low context culture are: Germany, Switzerland, the United States, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Canada. The cultures of these countries attach importance to specific details and precise schedules, rather than.
Pay attention to the role of the environment. Their behavior system originated from Aristotle's logic and linear thinking. Countries with both high-context culture and low-context culture are: France, Britain and Italy. Countries that belong to high context culture are: China, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Mexico and Latin American countries. Chinese itself belongs to a high-context cultural system. For example, if you look up thousands of individual Chinese characters in a Chinese dictionary, the collocation of these Chinese characters will be different. The collocation words here can be said to be the "environment" of a single Chinese character. Japan
Tea ceremony is an excellent way to convey nonverbal information.