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zvonat [6]
3 years ago
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Miriam stays in a dormitory with students from various ethnic groups. One of the students asks Miriam if she knows the way to th

e 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
Social Studies
2 answers:
Kryger [21]3 years ago
6 0

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.

KengaRu [80]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

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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