Low and high context culture - a cross-cultural comparison of Americans and Vietnamese

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify similarities and differences in cross low and high context culture of the Vietnamese and American people. The Western culture is at the variance with the Eastern culture, therefore, we find interesting differences in the communication of each culture. Through this study, I hope that I myself and the English learner can get better understanding of the low and high context culture of other countries. Therefore, the study contributes to raising awareness of cross-cultural differences in communication.