Language
Country
Chapter 2. Culture
Phrases
100

est une société à faible contexte

 France is Low-context society

100

Famous for the Great Wall

China is a high-context culture 

100

A culture in which verbal communication is expected to be explicit and is often interpreted literally.

low-context culture

100

when asked if your 5 page essay you haven't started will be done by 12AM will be turned in you state “That might be difficult right now.” 

High-context

200

Sverige är ett land med lågkontextuell kultur

Sweden is a country of low-context culture

200

world's biggest exporter of maple syrup, producing about 70% of the global supply 

Canada is a low-context society

200

An individual’s status as a citizen of a particular country.

nationality

200

Don't beat around the bush just tell me what the problem is

Low-context

300

한국은 고맥락 사회입니다

South Korea is a high-context society

300

Famous for its Oktoberfest and food such as Sausages and pretzels.

Germany is a low-context society

300

A concept that treats time as a finite commodity that can be earned, saved, spent, and wasted.

monochronic

300

An employee tells their boss "I will be 10 minutes late there was a crash on 410"

Low-Context

400

He hapori o Niu Tireni he ahurea horopaki teitei

The Māori of New Zealand are a high-context culture

400

A landlocked European country that is home of the Alps.

Switzerland is considered a low-context culture

400

A concept that treats time as an infinite resource rather than a finite commodity.

polychronic

400

After a disagreement between group of friends they fall out and goes silent, tension is felt but no one says a word

High-context

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