Interpersonal communications has to be my favorite topic we have discussed thus far. This is due to the fact that previously at my old college bmcc I took a whole course just based on the topic. I love how this weeks reading went more in depth to the comparison between the America and other countries because I love when it discusses that we are a low context society because we are generally very straight forward when it comes to our interactions among one and other when it comes to or associations the text stated our “relationships begin and end quickly. It also stated that in comparison to some other countries we are an individualistic society which means we pretty much focus on ourselves and our own accomplishments which is very true you can see this and often hear it in conversations with others particularly when someone says something like “mind your business and pay attention to yourself” its pretty straightforward and I hear this quite often. Verbal communication is very important in low context societies for example a lot of people in America tend to always look mad or angry  but that is actually not always the case so instead of assuming anything I ask my friends if they’re okay because some times their nonverbal communication didn’t match how they were feeling.  However America is very diverse so its also important to know that contexts often overlaps in our society because of course we also have people here from high context societies . High context societies are more group based because they are a collectivist society, and nonverbal communication is important in these cultures in these societies verbal communication is indirect which is interesting for example in class we actually used an example where someone would say yes to something but it doesn’t mean they’re agreeing it means they’re being polite. I loved this topic generally because it’s nice to see how our society  differs from others.