Stanislas is a Swiss citizen who goes to Phnom Penh on a spiritual journey. There he experiences a tendency among the locals to speak less and rely more on implicit cues
He finds it hard to get by, as he is accustomed to a more direct way of verbal communication.
Stanislas' behavior is typical of which culture?
a) Low-context cultur
b) High-context culture
c) High-contact culture
d) Low-contact culture
A
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