identify unfamiliar behavior or ways of communicating that you have found confusing. First, identify five behaviors that culturally different individuals perform and that you have found confusing. Second, identify five behaviors that you use that someone from a different culture may find confusing. Finally, analyze one specific instance where there was a cultural misunderstanding, and answer the questions below:

• What happened when you saw this behavior?
• Where did it occur?
• How did you interpret the behavior at the time and how do you interpret it now?
• What effect did your unfamiliarity have on the interaction?
• What were your perceptions of the person engaging in the specific behavior?
• How could you have alleviated the confusion surrounding the unfamiliar behavior?
• How might unfamiliarity with and confusion about another person's way of communicating hinder the development of interpersonal relationships?
• How can we familiarize ourselves with unfamiliar cultural ways of behaving and cultural ways of behaving and communicating?