Improve Your Friendships by Paying Attention to Cultural Intricacies When Communicating

Or risk your message getting lost in translation.

How you think you sent a message, and how it can get interpreted — illustration courtesy by the author

Children’s chatter and buzzing were audible from afar. I followed the sounds into the gym, now converted into a lunch hall. Some brought a lunch pack their parents prepared for them, while others ate a hot meal.