   neutral   But she was in America! Shouldn't she have known that strong handshakes in America signify confidence and respect?     neutral   Things are different in Japan. You know, in some countries, making eye contact with others is considered rude.  
    neutral   Is that why she wouldn ’ t look at me in the meeting?     neutral   I think it's highly possible, yes.  
    neutral   The meeting really didn ’ t go down well at all. I think I need to read up about intercultural communication before I have another meeting with someone from another country.     neutral   
 Exactly. We do business abroad because they might be doing things much differently over there, right?
 Exactly!    happiness   Well. Let bygones be bygones. What