Reflections on comments about post #3

Hi everyone,

Once again, thank you for commenting on my post. After reviewing the comments that were posted, I noticed that the most common solution suggested was to arrange the two friends for a face-to-face meeting to clear any misunderstanding between them. During the meeting, they will be able to talk things out and learn more about the reasons why their Christmas presents are inappropriate. After clearing the misunderstandings, the two friends should be back on talking terms.

Although the suggestions that were posted are feasible and applicable, my initial remedy was very different from those mentioned. The remedy that I had in mind would not only solve the current problem and could also prevent possible future dilemma from occurring.

I would persuade the two friends to take turns staying at the each other’s house over a weekend. Since they will be living in a different cultural setting, they will realise their mistakes they had made while choosing the Christmas gift during the process of interaction with their family members.

Furthermore, staying at each other’s house will enable the two friends to develop a better friendship through avoiding unintentional actions that might be insulting to the other party, since they will gain more insight on the other friend’s culture.

Moreover, I believe this implementation will be an effective method because they will learn each other’s culture in a fun and relaxing way, and realise their mistakes at the same time. Therefore, there should be little or no conflicts thereafter.

Jonathan