Elise travels across thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the united states. "i hate the food," she tells her family at home. "i hate the language, i hate the weird customs and awful music. america is clearly the best place to be." this is an example of

The answer to this question is: Ethnocentrism

Ethnocentrism happens when people evaluate another culture using their own culture as a standard.

This type of behavior could often lead to a confrontation with the local people in another culture because they now perceive us as disrespectful toward their culture.