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Anna and the minister in their way to meet the King in the royal presence.
The minister giving her instruction about the protocol in Siam country and
how to greet the King. He told her that she have to prostrate until her
forehead touch on floor. She ignore Siamese protocol and she told him she
will greet the King with full respect .
After then, Anna introduce herself as a requested teacher but the King looks
at Anna sarcastically because they associated wisdom and knowledge with
two important things. They are age and gender, the age which is mean you
have to be old and the gender you have to be male.
masculinity/femininity cultural dimension is presented in this scene when the
king connected the wisdom to the men while in England is a feminine society
woman equal to man.
The culture clash in this scene that is no direct eye contact between the King
and the public. This index for high context in Siam country. While in England
prevail direct communication and this index for low context culture. Also, the
gender roles are clearly defined as the king mention that women are not
accept to be teacher while in England gender roles are equal.

1. The scene reflects the low position of women in society. The Siamese
called Anna sir instead of madam. In Siam, women did not stand in the
presence of the King. But Anna stood in front of the King. This shows that
Anna wants to convey the message, through break down the customs of
Siam, societies should raise the position of women and both men and women
should be treated equally.
Siam is a high context country as gender roles are clearly defined and the
translator said to Anna that women did not stand in the presence of the King.
While in England is low context culture and gender roles are equal.

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For marriage, the West believes that a man and a woman should share a
relationship, which is sacred unto them. But in Siamese believed that one
man could have many wives and all the wives should obey their husband no
matter what he said. This fact with the king, he had 23 wives, 42 concubines
and 58 children. In case one of his wives disobeyed or betrayed him with
another man, death penalty is the end.
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In this scene a slave is punished in the backyard of the house. While

darkness and unbearable stink prevail place. Anna saw the scene and did not
keep quit, she complain about what she saw to the minister. She told him
that is similar to animal treatment. Anna and the noblewomen meet the king
and they were in a dispute over the slave.
Siam had slavery system and believed that slaves had lower status than
their master, almost no rights for them, have never been respected. But the
West believed that all human were equal.
Siam is a high context culture country Siam is a high context culture country,
as the individual freedom is not valued in Siam as in the scene the
noblewoman keep her Slave chained and working. But the king reaction was
telling the noblewomen that the law in Siam says that slaves have the right
to buy their freedom. While England is low context culture country and when
Anna try to buy the slaves freedom in exchange of her wedding ring. Which
means that individual freedom is valued.
Honor verse Shame which also presence in this scene, noble rights are
certainly respected in Siam culture. While who did the shame have to pay for
his mistake by the most expensive he have.

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The King asked Anna to prepare for traditional British dinner during 3 weeks.
This to improve Siamese culture with the British. While Anne organizing and
teaching the servants, the king attend and all slaves fell on the ground greet
for him and they broke everything that they were handle . Anna said to the
king that the dinner could not organize if he dont allow for servants to dont
bow down. The king agree and said that only for one night while he presence
in the dinner. This is undoubtedly happen for the first time in Siamese
country.
In this scene power distance dimension is appear as slaves have to fell down
when the king attend. According to the (national culture) Siam has a very
high score in power distance. While in England the score is lower.
Siamese culture is a high context culture which is no direct eye contact
between the king and the slaves.