The executives from Carlo Foods,U.S.,are in Japan to negotiate with Jeong,the head of a local investment firm.While Jeong listens to their plans,he realizes that there are considerable amounts of calculation errors in the market statistics involved in the plan.He starts showing signs of impatience and folds his hands,with a frown on his face.The executives realize that something is wrong and are confused about it.Jeong most likely belongs to a ________.

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Jeong's behavior suggests that he belongs to a high-context culture, where nonverbal communication is significant and people infer meaning from gestures, expressions, and tones. Folding his hands and frowning could indicate that he is dissatisfied and disagrees with the proposed plan but may not vocalize his objections explicitly. In contrast, low-contact cultures emphasize verbal communication and are comfortable with minimal physical contact. High power-distance cultures accept inequality and authority, whereas polychromic cultures prefer to multitask and handle several tasks simultaneously. None of these cultures are specifically indicated in the given scenario.

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