On meeting a person from another culture in your home during an informal get-together, you address that person by his first name, a common practice in the United States. The person responds negatively to this show of disrespect. This likely illustrates differences between

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This scenario illustrates differences between individualist and collectivist cultures (A), where the emphasis on personal autonomy versus group cohesion can affect perceptions of formality and respect, and low-power-distance and high-power-distance cultures (C), where the acceptance of unequal power distribution influences expectations around formality in address and interaction.

On Meeting a Person from Another Culture in Your Home