write a 250 word response to this How can cultural differences in perception affect the intercultural communication process?
Cultural perception can have a major effect on the intercultural communication process. How a person was raised or how they were taught to view different situations has a major effect on how we perceive an issue or situation. There are many times in life when we may disagree with those that we come in contact with, especially if it is someone you deal with on a regular basis, such as a coworker. Many times when you can't come to a mutual understanding or get on the same page this is due to a difference in view or perception of the situation depending on how we were brought up. We may view a particular situation in a different way than our coworkers. There may be times that we have thought about different aspects of the situation that the other party may not have considered. Due to how we were influenced by our culture there may be some things that you deem are more important over others and the other party may not agree with your perception of that. The book states that perception is how we make sense of the world.

What differences in behavior be exhibited by people of cultures that have different activity orientations?
There are many differences in behavior that may be exhibited by people who have different activity orientations. Behaviors are the outward manifestations of our internalized beliefs and values (Samovar, 2017). For example, what you wear to church would be influenced by your culture. Some believe that you should go to church in your Sunday's best. Some people believe that you should not wear jeans to church to church while others think that it is okay. Some believe that women should not wear pants at all. Some people place a high value on education and encourage their children to go to college, while others may focus more on trades. Some cultures put a lot of emphasis on gender roles while others encourage individuality.  Some cultures believe in praying 5 times a day while others may pray more or less than that. Some believe they should face a certain direction when praying and others may not put any thought into it. No matter where we go our culture influences our decisions every step of the way.

What conflict do you anticipate when communicating with someone who holds a different context orientation?  
I believe that many disagreements can be the result of communicating with someone who holds a different context orientation. People must learn about other cultures so we can learn about their differences which can aid in preventing biases or being offended by one's actions. People often get in their own way of thinking and feel like the way they do things is the right way of thinking or behaving. When we learn about other cultures it can help us learn why they behave and perceive things the way they do. Learning to respect each other's differences in culture and way of thinking can help us to grow and respect each other and everyone's differences. For example, there is an older gentleman that I know who believes it is disrespectful to wear hats at the table. Growing up, I have always heard the same thing but I have also had friends that do not think it is a big deal. Recently I was speaking to a coworker who is from up North and she was talking about how she and her family cuss a lot and it is a normal thing for her but when she moved down South she found that people here get offended with cussing.