How do different cultural backgrounds impact listening?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Cultural backgrounds impact listening expectations as well as listening behaviors.
Chapter 3 discusses in particular how high­ and low­context cultures set differing expectations
for listening. Low­context cultures value explicit verbal statements, while high­context cultures
value implicit communication evaluated by its overall context. Low­context cultures, like the
U.S., offer lots of specific and explicit directions, which can sound insulting to high­context
listeners, like the Japanese. Similarly, Japanese workers may think Americans ask too many
questions and lack the ability to work independently.