Difficulties In Presenting Bad News In Other Cultures

Presenting bad news in other culture is very complicated and awareness of cultural practices and sensitivity is essential. In some cultures negative message presents in such way that sometimes it become hard for literal-minded North Americans to understand what is being said. Saving face is important in high context culture, to save face people of high context cultures try to avoid say no.

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