Naliniis in France as an exchange student. While out for dinner with new friends she makes the "okay" gesture by touching her thumb and forefinger together and clearly offends Pierre, who is sitting across from her. Confused, Nalini asks what she has done wrong, and learns that this gesture is obscene in France. Nalini is horrified that her French classes never educated her on French
A) emotional appraisals.
B) upward comparisons.
C) instrumental behaviours.
D) cultural display rules.

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The situation described involves a violation of cultural display rules, which are the unwritten norms and expectations of behavior that are specific to a particular culture. In this case, Nalini has unknowingly made a gesture that is considered obscene in France, indicating a lack of knowledge or understanding of French cultural display rules.

Naliniis in France as an Exchange Student