Meaning of low context culture | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“Americans (from a low context culture) will complain that Japanese speakers (from a high context culture) never "get to the point." This is due to a failure to recognize that high context cultures must provide a context and setting and let the point evolve.”

“In low context cultures, messages are mostly explicit and the words convey most of the meaning in the communication. In low context cultures, the impact of non-verbal cues is far less significant and the status of the speaker is less important in attaching meaning to what is said.”

“Communication may be difficult between a low context culture and a high context culture when the unstated meanings of body language differ between the parties.”

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