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Lesson 2 Communication Across Cultures Text A Misunderstanding Other Cultures There is a folk tale that comes to us from the foothills of the Himalayas. A man was trying to explain to a blind friend what colors are. He began with the color white. “ Well, ” he said, “ it is like snow on the hills. ” “ Oh, ” the blind man said, “ then it must be a wet and dampish sort of color, isn ’ t it? No, no, ” the man said, “ it is also the same color as cotton or wool. “ Oh yes, I understand. It must be a fluffy color. ” “ No, it is also like paper. ” “ Then it must be a crackling or fragile color, ” s