Across cultures: Money Complete the statements with the verbs on the right. 1 If you money to a friend, you shouldn’t ask for interest. 2 Adults who live with their parents should rent. 3 You shouldn’t ask people how much their homes . 4 If you invite someone out for a date, you should the bill. 5 You shouldn’t talk about how much you . 6 If you need a big loan, you should from your family if you can. 7 Parents should some money to their children every week. 8 Everyone should a universal basic income from the government. What do you think about the statements? Make notes. Then discuss your ideas in class. Read Gayle Laakmann McDowell’s explanation why it is considered rude to ask about how much people earn in the US.3 Work in pairs. Discuss with your partner whether you agree with Gayle’s statements. Walk around and ask different classmates the questions below. Make notes so that you can report back to the class. 1 What do you think is the general attitude towards talking about money in Austria? Would you talk about your salary or not? What are the reasons for your choice? 2 Do you think people should get a universal basic income (UBI) even if they do not work? Why? Why not? Listen to the radio report about a universal basic income experiment in Finland and answer questions 1–3. Then think about questions 4 and 5. 1 What was the amount of UBI in the experiment? 2 What effect did UBI have on people’s attitudes according to the study? 3 Did the reporter think the experiment would have similar results in other countries? 4 Is the amount of the UBI in the Finnish experiment realistic? Why? Why not? 5 Would people in your country react in the same way as in the experiment? These questions were raised in the report. Discuss them in class. 1 to borrow: to get or receive sth. from sb., and return it at a later time 2 to lend: to give sth. to sb., expecting it back 3 Gayle Laakmann McDowell is the founder and CEO of CareerCup, a career advice company, and has written several books on successful job interviews. 26 a borrow1 get cost give earn lend2 pay (2 x) b 27 a These are the main reasons why in the USA people don’t talk about how much money they have: 1 It is a cultural norm that you grow up with. People think you have bad manners if you do it. 2 People tend to judge you whether you’re rich or poor. There are common stereotypes attached to having not much money, i.e. you are seen as lazy, or being rich, which could easily make you a snob in other people’s eyes. Your friends might feel uncomfortable if they know that you earn more than they do, so most people do not give away this information at all. 3 Mentioning that you earn a relatively high salary or that you studied at Harvard, for example, is seen as being arrogant. People think you are bragging, which is considered bad in the US. b c 28 a d6j3a3 34 Could UBI replace social welfare systems? How would people in different life situations use their basic income? Would UBI completely change our society? b 104 Language skills Extras Explore 8 Money Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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