True as that is Marie... --- ....it doesn't mean that we, as humans, are capable of not just understanding, but also applying both approaches when one of them suits us better, regardless of the (pre)dominant cultural matrix we adopted. (Take, for example, courtship in low-context cultures that is usually very contextual).

So, while the intercultural differences can explain certain situations and misunderstanding, they should be be used as excuses, or presented as insurmountable obstacles. Or, to help myself with a proverb (another highly contextual use of words in low-profile cultures too) - 'Where there's a will, there's a way'.:)

Source author: Andrej Skrinjaric andrejs@diplomacy.edu