Class Simulation Reflection Comparing Barnga to Cross Cultural Encounters Emily N Caruso Randolph Macon College Class Simulation Reflection Comparing Barnga to Cross Cultural Encounters During class on Wednesday January 17th we played a card game called Barnga We were broken into groups of four where we were given specific instructions on the rules of this game After we all understood the rules we were asked to remain completely silent for the remainder of class We proceeded to move around the room to different tables and play a round of the same game with a new set of people We were unaware that each table had slightly different rules to play by Conflicts quickly began to arise as we moved from group to group which simulates cross cultural encounters Everyone assumed we all had the same rules at first and it came as a bit of a shock when we realized we did not Communication barriers prevented us from being able to figure it out quicker This simulation helps put in perspective the dynamics of cross cultural encounters Power Distance Power distance is present in many situations some cultures have small power distances and some are much larger in power distance Power distance is the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions accept that power is distributed unequally Ting Toomey 60
