Which of the following is an example of how to overcome intercultural communication barriers?
a.
accept culture shock
b.
become ‘other’ oriented
c.
require others to behave just like you
d.
assume differences

D, assume differences

Explanation:

Intercultural communication barriers appear between people from different political, social or cultural backgrounds. The barriers can manifest themselves in form of prejudice, anxiety, language or ethnocentrism ( the belief that one's own country is superior to others).

In order to overcome such barriers, one must first assume the differences and not pretend that everybody is equal and acts in the same way. Once this is established, ways to compromise or bridge the differences can follow. A basic understanding of each other's cultures and thoughts is necessary.

question - in 1827, john walker, a druggist in a small english town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. the druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. it is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. although walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. it could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. in a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. the match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. it would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. this was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar. according the paragraph what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match? it burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper. it was made by mixing chemicals. it could be ignited on any dry surface. it threw fire in all directions.

answer - matches required natural chemicals

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