Welcoming Families From Around the World

 

          As being a part of early childhood child care center, I would first get to know from where is the family coming and get to know some details about it. The family’s country of origin is Malaysia and I have no idea about this country. I will be taking some measures in order to prepare myself with enough knowledge in order to be culturally responsive with the family.

            I will first look in the internet for knowing the culture of Malaysia. I will try get to know more about the culture and how people get to know each other. The way of communication and greeting are the most important things for a first impression (Kwan, 2014). It is better that I may go through all the cultural aspects of Malaysia where it can be figured out that how people wear and what do they do for their living.

            I will also get to know the most interesting things that Malaysian like the most. Their style of food and the taste they have developed. Food matters a lot for people who are coming from abroad because they find it difficult to find their kind of food. I’ll go through certain cook books and contact some chefs to prepare some Malaysian food that would be likely for the family. Apart from food the most delicious item is dessert and without the finishing touch of sweets the ultimate flavor of food is incomplete (Ahmad, 2011). Malaysia's diversity has blessed the country with one of the most exquisite cuisines in the world, and elements of Malay, Chinese, and Indian cooking are both distinct and blended together. Rice and noodles are common to all cuisine; spicy dishes are also favorites. Tropical fruits grow in abundance, and a local favorite is the durian, known by its spiked shell and fermented flesh whose pungent aroma and taste often separates locals from foreigners. Malaysia's affluence means that increasing amounts of meat and processed foods supplement the country's diet, and concerns about the health risks of their high-fat content are prominent in the press.

            Furthermore, I will be preparing a theme for the family where they feel like home. The Malaysian theme would be graceful and colorful that would make a comfort for them. I will be serving them with breakfast and then lunch on a yacht. I will try my best to make their journey a memorable one, especially, by greeting them in the Malaysian way (Ahmad, 2011). But all of this can only be applicable when ill learn about their culture more.

            Malaysia’s department of agriculture accounts for only about 3% of the rice output. Self production needs more than ability, making it an excellent opportunity to imports from countries such as Australia. Social and cultural input includes used by others, group discussion, discussion on the network. Malaysia culture is based on the social networking and use of the Internet has increased significantly in 2005-2012 (Kwan, 2014). The huge change consumer information makes the marketing staff to share information and advertising on the Internet, trying to persuade target market choose this product. Consumers in Malaysia has been the Internet discussion groups, try to take advantage of word of mouth marketing to promote the product as a social community to discuss new recipes and different brands of rice.

References

 

Ahmad, H., Jusoh, H., & Buang, A., (2011), Nurturing Research Culture in Malaysia: The Social Sciences Undergraduates’ Responses, The Social Sciences, 6 (2), pp. 114-124

Kwan, S.S.M., Tuckey, M.R., & Dollard, M.F., (2014), Dominant Culture and Bullying; Personal Accounts of Workers in Malaysia, In Psychosocial Factors at Work in the Asia Pacific, pp. 177-200, Springer Netherlands.