Question

Carlos has an appointment with Higuain in a half hour at his office. However, Carlos decides to take care of some personal errands on his way to the office and informs Higuain. Carlos does not make it on time for the appointment. Higuain most likely concludes that Carlos is from a ________. A. high-context culture B. low-context culture C. monochronic culture D. polychronic culture

Answer 1

Answer:

D. polychronic culture.

Explanation:

Carlos is from a polychronic culture because he does multiple things at the same time. We can see that on his way to a meeting, he is running errands. That is to say, Carlos is using s specific time for various activities. If Carlos were from a monochronic culture, he would run his errands after or before the meeting. Besides, his trip to the office will be without any stops in other places because he would be dedicating a specific time to every activity he does.

In a high context culture, the communication is mostly implicit. There is a lot of information that the listener takes from voice tone, movements, and expressions. The person has to interpret the message.

In a low context culture, the communication is explicit and very clear. The listener does not have to interpret the message. It is not related to the context as in high context culture, what the speaker said with the focus on the meaning of every word in the message is what he/she meant.