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The Cost Of Diversity In Communication Two Camels Analysis

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In the essay “The Cost of Diversity in Communication: Two Camels”, the author Eva Karlsson shows how the lack of speaking a common language and diverse cultural perspectives can cause misunderstanding and embarrassing situations. Karlsson tells us about a very unusual misunderstanding that happened to a couple from Sweden who were on a vacation in Tunisia. The author says, in Souse, where Sara and Larry were enjoying their time, they decided to go to a night club. While they were there, a Tunisian man came up to Sara’s boyfriend asking permission to dance with her. Larry approved. After a couple of dances, the couple decided to go back to their hotel. Unexpectedly, the man was following them, and they didn’t think much of him; he seemed innocuous.

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