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22 March, 20:05

Miriam stays in a dormitory with students from various ethnic groups. One of the students asks Miriam if she knows the way to the school canteen. Miriam looks confused because she identifies the canteen with the word "cafeteria." In this scenario, which of the following barriers to intercultural communication is Miriam facing?

a. Incompatible communication codes

b. Ethnocentrism

c. Incompatible norms and values

d. Anxiety

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  1. 22 March, 21:05
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    Answer:a. Incompatible communication codes

    Explanation:Incompatible Communication Codes

    People from different cultures use different words to refer to the same thing and it may cause confusion to someone who comes from a different culture to understand that the person mean the same thing that they know, because they are using different codes for the same thing.
  2. 22 March, 23:44
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    A

    Explanation:

    Incompatible coomunication codes

    Saying a word can have different meaning;

    Soda for someone pop for another

    chips for someone French fries for another;

    lift for someone elevator for another

    Miriam meaning of canteen is the word cafeteria, while the other student uses the word canteen.

    We often assume that the familiar norms we do on a day to day basis will apply anywhere but that is usually not the case.
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