How to Avoid Cultural Misunderstandings as an Aid Worker

Aid for Aid Workers Leadership Podcast

When ordering food at a restaurant, depending on where you are ordering something like "chips" or "biscuits" or even "cookies" or "crisps" can bring something different than what you expected.

This is only one relatively harmless example of how working in different cultures can be confusing and at times, frustrating. Ordering the wrong food is unfortunate, but there are a lot of other unfortunate ways we can misunderstand a new culture and create discomfort for ourselves and those around us.

In this episode my guest Chenai Kadungure shares her experience working in multiple countries and how she's learned to quickly adapt to new environments... and also some of the funny things that have happened while learning along the way.