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Cross-Cultural Miscommunication The book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, the article “Shakespeare in the Bush,” and the film “A World of Differences” (which you will see next week) all stress the fact that communicating across cultural boundaries can be very difficult. On the one hand, language very complex, and there are many opportunities for communication errors and faux pas. On the other hand, even a perfect grasp of language does not ensure perfect communication since our very ability to transmit meaning rests on a vast web of cultural understandings that may not be shared. For