Add intercultural dimensions to the workshop

[tapwag]

I had a look at Steven's website and read one of his articles about remote working. In the article from "Java Magazine" a link to this repository was mentioned.

I agree with a lot of things written but one thing that I do find missing (or which could be developed further) is the intercultural aspect between cultures which IMHO goes far beyond than language skills. Language skills are mentioned but for me the aspect of culture and assumptions taken for granted go a lot further.

As an example Germany focuses a lot on punctuality for team meeting but different cultures might have different attitudes towards time and work ethics. After all Romania has been living under Socialism for decades in the past.

Personally I find the Hofstede Cultural Dimensions to be quite good and suitable but you might also want to take a look at some work by Fons Trompenaars or Richard D. Lewis.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geert_Hofstede

Also have a look at the "Iceberg model in international communication". There are also some intercultural games such as "Barnga" you might want to include in the workshop.

Stay strong, be of good courage. Happy hacking!