Alfred and Marie are American journalists working on an assignment in China.Alfred is an Indian who migrated to America.Two of his Chinese colleagues comment that he looks "chubby." Alfred smiles at their "friendly" observation while Marie is indignant about it.This illustrates the conduit model of communication.

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The conduit model of communication suggests that messages are directly transferred from sender to receiver without considering cultural or contextual differences. This scenario illustrates how cultural differences affect the interpretation of messages, which is not accounted for in the conduit model.

Alfred and Marie Are American Journalists Working on an Assignment