How Does Sashi As the Main Character of English Vinglish Movie Experiences Culture Shock?

How Does Sashi As the Main Character of English Vinglish Movie Experiences Culture Shock?

PF 1: How Does Sashi As The Main Character Of English Vinglish Movie Experiences Culture Shock? Type Of Types Of No Quote From The Movie Minutes Reference Comment Analysis Data 1. Official airport: “Please 00:05:27 Culture Shock Dialogue Ricento’s states “In the As stated by Ricento, mostly look into the camera... What – (American and United States, many American people are speak is the purpose of your visit 00:05:00 Indian Culture) people feel to become an English to ease communication to the United States?” American one must with others. Although it is not speak English” (Par.6). their official language. Whereas, Shashi : “What?” according to Mansotra, most of Mansotra states that Indian people are speak Hindi. It Official airport : “What..- Hindi language is spoken shows in the movie when Sashi is...the...purpose...of...your..- by 30% of population of has arrived in American Airport. visit...to the United States?” India. Whereas 5% of She comes to the check in Area. population uses English The official airport asks about Shashi : “My sister is as their second language her purposes visit America using attending my wedding” (30). English fluently. Unfortunately, she does not understand it. Official airport: “What? Because she is only able to speak Hindi. Sashi cannot speak (Sashi give a piece of English well and it makes her paper which written “i nervous. So she gets miss want to attending my communication with the official sister wedding party”) airport. Finally, Sashi gives a piece of paper which written “i Official airport: “Ah want to attend my sister wedding you're here to attend a party”, and the official airport wedding!” can understand. Shashi : “Yes” Official airport: “Thank you” 2. Everyone is enjoying the 00:37:42 Culture Shock Dialogue Lal states, every region At night, Radha, Sashi, Manu, food. They are seen so – (Indian in India has its own food Meera, and Meera’s future happy, except Sashi. She 00:37:51 Culture) practices and etiquettes. husband are having dinner keeps holding the quesadilla Mostly, Indian people are together. Everyone eats uses and looks confuse. She does eating rice, atta (whole spoon and fork, whereas Sashi is not eat it. wheat flour), parantha, eat with her hand. Radha vegetables, pickles and wonders why Sashi does not Radha: “Aunty...you're salad (12). want to eat the foods while not eating food's not everyone is enjoying it. As stated good?” by Lal that Indian are eat rice or special Indian food, therefore Sashi does not familiar with Mexican food. The taste of quesadilla is different for Sashi, but she respects others by saying that the taste is good, she is affording to be polite. 3. Waitress: “How you doing 00:41:12 Culture shock Dialogue Americans are being “ruled Based on Reed statments, today ma'am?” – (American by the clock”. All things are Americans is really appreciate 00:43:15 Culture) well scheduled. Punctuality is and never waste time. So most Shashi: “I want...” important for them. People of Americans are impatient and are expected to be on time for rude when encounter delay. It Waitress: “I asked how you any occasion and events. can be seen from the dialogue were doing today” Because of this obsession when the waitress of O Cafe is with time, it cause Americans mad with Sashi. Sashi is Shashi: “Doing...I'm to be impatient and coarse confuse what to order. She doing...” when encounter delay (Reed shocks with the culture and 44). character of Americans which Waitress: “You can't take different than her own. The all that time. I got a long Jeff Hays states that “Indians waitress is not nice, she spoke line here” are gentle, accepting, harshly and unfriendly. She forgiving of shortcomings, looks impatiently waiting for Shashi: “Sorry...” and use euphemisms” Sashi to order because she is (Par.10). holding up the line. Waitress: “What to eat? Are you kidding me right now...? please hurry up lady” Sashi: “Vegetarian...” Waitress: “Vegetarian is fine...what do you want to eat?” Shashi: “Only vegetarian...” Waitress: “A bagel...a wrap...a sandwich?” Shashi: “Hemmm sandwich” Waitress: “And what kind of filling do you want inside? Do you want cheese, tomatoes, lettuce? Lady...you're holding up my line, this is not rocket science. Cheese?” Shashi: “Yes...yes che.e..se.” 4. Shashi: “Hello Satish, how 00:38:25 Culture shock Dialogue Jeff Hays states that “The According to Jeff Hays, family are the kids? Have they – (American and family is an important takes an important role for gone to school? Have they 00:38:50 Indian institution that plays a central Indians. They are taken their lunch boxes? Culture) role in the lives of most interdependent with each other. Please do try to get home Indians. As a collectivistic It is different with American early. I'm feeling a bit society, Indians often culture, which the character of strange here..without all of emphasise loyalty and people are individualist and you...” interdependence” idealist. So do Sashi, family is (qtd. in Scroope Par.1). very important for her. She Satish: “Shashi...just enjoy spends a lot of time and energy yourself, I'm getting into an According to Murwantono, with her husband and children. elevator..will talk later” “the character of Americans From her dialogue with Satish are hopeful, innocent, in the movie, it can be individualistic, pragmatic, concluded that Sashi is sad and idealistic” (2). because she is far from her family. She has to manage everything in America by herself. People around her do not seem to care. PF 2 : What Kinds of Stages of Culture Shock Experienced By Sashi That Reflected in Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish Movie? Type Of Types Of No Quote From The Movie Minutes Reference Comment Analysis Data Radha: “Aunty... 00:33:58 Culture shock Dialogue “In this phase someone Shashi has arrived in America. She 1. no more worrying about – (Honeymoon will concerns in feeling of is so excited because it is her first Sapna, Sagar and 00:34:00 phase) euphoria, enchantment, time. She sees so many tall buildings uncle... fascinating and great and beautiful surounding of you're in New York... enthusiasm” (Ward, American country. Shashi has a we're going to have a Bochner and Furnham 81). positive expectations about living in blast!” New York. She calls up her family in India. Sashi also says that she will Sashi: “New York has enjoys and she believes that really tall buildings, everythings will be alright. right? Saw them from the plane...” Manu: “Shashi...that's Manhattan...” 2. Official airport: “Please 00:05:27 Culture shock Dialogue According to Ward, Shashi experiences this crisis phase look into the camera... – (Crises of Bochner, and Furnham, when she has arrived in United What is the purpose of 00:05:47 cultural crisis of culture is States Airport. She is nervous your shock) characterized by feelings because she cannot speaks English. visit to the United of nervous with unfamiliar When the Official airport asks her States?” ways of custom and fear purpose visiting United States in with some differences in English fluently, Sashi does not Shashi: “What?” new country (81). understand it. Because of the Official airport : “What..- problems, she gets miss is...the...purpose...of... communication with the Official your..-visit...to the United airport. Finally Sashi gives a piece States?” of paper which written “i want to attending my sister wedding party”, Shashi: “My sister is and the Official airport can attending my wedding” understand it. Official airport: “What? (Sashi give a piece of paper which written “i want to attending my sister wedding party”) Official airport: “Ah you're here to attend a wedding!” Shashi: “Yes” Official airport: “Thank you” 3. Waitress: “How you 00:41:12 Culture shock Dialogue The worst crises of cultural shock doing today ma'am?” – (Crises of phase experienced by Shashi is in O 00:43:15 cultural Cafe. Sashi is in the parks while Shashi: “I want...” shock) waiting Radha to have a class. All of sudden, she is hungry and decides to Waitress: “I asked how buy some meals. She comes to O you were doing today” Cafe and ordering some food and baverages. Unfortunately, the Shashi: “Doing...I'm waitress is not nice. Shashi difficults doing...” to understand what she said because the waitress speaks in English very Waitress: “You can't take fast. Sashi feels nervous and all that time. I got a long uncomfortable. This problem line here” because of english difficulties faced by Shashi and the differents Shashi: “Sorry...” communication style between India and America. Waitress: “What to eat? Are you kidding me right now...? please hurry up lady” Sashi: “Vegetarian...” Waitress: “Vegetarian is fine...what do you want to eat?” Shashi: “Only vegetarian...” Waitress: “A bagel...a wrap...a sandwich?” Shashi: “Hemmm sandwich” Waitress: “And what kind of filling do you want inside? Do you want cheese, tomatoes, lettuce? Lady...you're holding up my line, this is not rocket science. Cheese?” Shashi: “Yes...yes che.e..se.” Waitress: “Anything to drink? Water? Still or sparkling?” Shashi: “Coffee” Waitress: “Coffee..? Americana? Cappuccino? Latte? Lady...I ain't got all day. Americana? Cappuccino? Latte?” Shashi: “Nicecoffee” Seller: “What?” Shashi: “Nicecoffee” Seller: “Yes we have nice coffee, we have the best coffee in Manhattan. I'll just give you an Americana. Hello...the least you could do is say thank you !” Shashi: “Sorry...thank you.” Waitress: “Stupid idiot!” 4. Shashi: “I don't know 00:02:04 Culture shock Dialogue Crisis phase is Shashi, Manu, Radha, Meera, and why but I'm really – (Crises of characterized by the Kevin are having dinner together.

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