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absel-1291	Pittenger, Khushwant K. S.; Hovsepian, Kristen B.	Experiencing a Foreign Culture: A Cross-Cultural Simulation	2014	3	.pdf	application/pdf	3605	189	47	Asking questions may be prohibited due to: 1) a foreign language or unfamiliar dialect; 2) the fear of being considered rude if we ask about another culture’s values and acceptable behaviors; 3) the members of another culture do not always “see” that their behavior is different and cultural values are not always evident to those immersed in the culture; (discuss Americans and their 18 inches of space and the Arab-American waltz, the issue of interpersonal space); 4) the forces governing behavior in other cultures is often difficult to communicate: time, for example; (discuss in terms of arriving on time, early or late in the U.S.: the issue of Monochronic and polychronic time), 5) knowing the language and customs of a culture do not overcome the feelings of being a stranger in a strange land. subtleties of another culture. When people talk about other cultures, they tend to describe the differences and not the similarities.	cache/absel-1291.pdf	txt/absel-1291.txt