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    Miscommunication around the world

    Custom
    Case 1:

    Toyota president Akio Toyoda apologizing to his Chinese


    audience in Beijing after global safety recalls due to defects in
    their car products, deemed to have resulted in at least 34
    deaths.
    Explanation

    How to politely blow in Japan?


    How to bow politely
    Religion:
    Case 2:
    Case 3:Dining Etiquette
    Case 4: Context and language

    Boss: _ Will you


    want to have an
    earlier lunch at
    11am each day?

    Employee: _Yeah!
    That would be
    great!

    Boss: _With that


    kind of attitude, you
    may as well forget
    about lunch!
    Case 5: Pepsico

    2.“Come alive1."Now it's Pepsi for


    with
    Pepsi!" those
    3."Come=>"Pepsi
    alive! who inthink
    brings
    You're
    the Pepi young."
    generation,"
    your ancestors back =>”New
    Pepsi
    =>"Resurrect! is body
    Your for people
    from the dead."
    will be made of Pepsi!"
    with the minds of
    children.“

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