Why might Athabaskans perceive European Americans as too talkative?

A) Both cultures use pauses differently to regulate conversations.
B) European Americans have a more implicit style of persuasion than Athabaskans.
C) Athabaskans tend to be low-context while European Americans tend to be high-context.
D) European Americans believe that strangers should remain silent when first meeting each
other.


A

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