Question

Deidre has studied japanese since high school. despite her language skills, when she meets visitors from japan, she worries that she may offend them or look stupid. diedre is encountering _____ a challenge in intercultural relationships.

Answer 1

diedre is encountering anxiety a challenge in intercultural relationships.
In intercultural relationship, anxiety will become a gate that prevent people with different intercultural backgrounds to get close with one another (because people from different culture may appear to be weird or frightening for most people)