One example of good intercultural communication came from Carly's blog #7. In it she stated that, even though she did not know the language during the indigenous ballet, she still understood the message of the dances. This show effective intercultural communication that conveys a message outside of language, and instead in a more universal form of body language and movement. An example of poor intercultural communication comes from blog post #3 by Sam Swem. In the post, Sam stated that one of his ethnocentric tendencies was to suspect many, or all, of the people he passed on his walk of wanting to steal from or harm him. Although he definitely understood how incorrect this line of thinking must be, he was led to it by a poor understanding of Ecuadorian body language and space. If he had a greater understanding of how Ecuadorians signaled intent while walking on the street, he would surely have been more comfortable. Anoth...
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