“All communication is more or less cross-cultural. We learn to use language as we grow up, and growing up in different parts of the country, having different ethnic, religious, or class backgrounds, even just being male or female - all result in different ways of talking.” WayDifferentCountryUseLanguageGrowsReligiousResultsTalkingClassGrowing UpGrowingCommunicationFemaleCrossesMalesBackgroundsDifferent WaysJust BeingWay Of Talking Book:That's not what I meant!: how conversational style makes or breaks your relations with others Source: That's not what I meant!: how conversational style makes or breaks your relations with others