The president of a Mexican company recently remarked, "Business in Mexico is done on a consensus basis, very genteel and sometimes slow by U.S. standards." A few months later, the Mexican company and its U.S. joint venture partner parted company

Judging by the president's remark, one important reason for the "divorce" was:
A) failure of one partner to live up to the terms of the contract.
B) cultural differences.
C) the cancellation of NAFTA.
D) the U.S. government's insistence on quick negotiations.
E) the language barrier.

B