In that workshop, there were 12 people from different countries. Our workshop conductor divided us into 3 groups. Before starting the game, each group was given a sheet explaining the rules. After the first round, the winning pair from each group was shifted to the next group in clockwise manner.

Oh yes, it was not allowed to talk while playing the game. It started to get confusing and weird while playing in the second round with the new team. When the new team could not play the game according to the given rules, I was irritated thinking that some dumb people cannot even remember simple rules of the game.

The game continued for 3 rounds. At the end, everyone was uncomfortable due to the confusion created and having experienced the dumbness of other people. Here is what happened. Each rule sheet distributed initially on 3 different tables was DIFFERENT. Hence understanding of the game was different on each table. Oh my god. I was so stupid to get annoyed because of a silly misunderstanding.

The moral is cultures from different parts of the world are different. One thing in one culture can have a different meaning in another and that does not necessarily make other cultures wrong. That was one of the biggest lesson I learnt. It is very important to understand and respect each other especially when you live in diverse culture like TU/e.