Question

John, an American employee in Asia, is making eye contact during a meeting to show interest. However, Cho, an Asian employee, whom John is communicating with, considers this eye contact as a challenge to authority. What is acting as a barrier to communication here?


inadequate feedback



unclear words



cultural difference



language deficiency

Answer 1

i do believe the answer would be cultural difference, being the problem isn't with them speaking.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is "cultural difference"

Explanation:

Eye contact is an effective method to communicate with others. However, in some cultures, including Asian culture, eye contact is consider an affront of authority. In Asian culture for example, only brief eye contect is consider culturally correct.

American culture, on the other hand, considers lack of eye contact as disrespectful and lack of interest.

In the example provided, John makes eye contact to show interest but Cho takes eye contact as a challenge to authority.

This clearly reflects a barrier in communication due to cultural differences.