Which quote indicates that the speaker may be ethnocentric?
A) "Immigrants to the United States should learn English because it will help them find jobs."
B) "I went to that new ethnic restaurant, but I didn't like the taste of the food."
C) "Immigrant women who wear headscarves are oppressed, even if they don't know it."
D) "I went on a foreign exchange program for a semester, but I had a hard time fitting in."

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Ethnocentrism is the act of judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture. Choice C implies a judgment of immigrant women's choice to wear headscarves as oppression, based on the speaker's own cultural standards, without considering the cultural context or personal choice of those women.

Which Quote Indicates That the Speaker May Be Ethnocentric