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Avoid Negative Questions During Cross-Cultural Communication
Many cross-cultural communication misunderstandings are caused by the use of negative questions and answers. In English, we answer “Yes†if the answer is affirmative and “No†if it is a negative. In other languages a “Yes†or “No†may indicate whether the questioner is right or wrong. For example, a “Yes†response to “Are you not coming?†may mean, “Yes, I am not comingâ€.
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