In the past, travel guides advised U.S. tourists not to hitchhike in Middle Eastern countries because the traditional American gesture of “thumbing a ride” is considered an obscene gesture there. This is an example of how ______ can cause challenges to intercultural communication.
a. ethnocentrism
b. misinterpretation
c. stereotyping
d. uncertainty
b. misinterpretation
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