That's the difference between us and the French," he said. "In the Netherlands, if you don't say it straight, we don't think you are trustworthy."
If you're from a low-context culture, you may perceive a high-context communicator as secretive, lacking transparency, or unable to communicate effectively. Lou Edmondson, an American vice president for sales at Kraft who travels around the world negotiating deals with suppliers in Asia and Eastern Europe, put it starkly: "I have always believed that people say what they mean and mean what they say—and if they don't, well, then, they are lying."
On the other hand, if you're from a high-context culture, you might perceive a low-context communicator as inappropriately stating the obvious ("You didn't have to say it! We all under-stood, or even as condescending and patronizing ("You tal to us like we are children!').
In spite of the figure’s instant recognizability, the leprechaun is neither the most striking instance of fairyhood within Irish tradition nor is it that tradition’s most representative character. In Irish tales the leprechaun is neither cute nor charming, qualities ascribed to him by Albion’s patronizing attitudes toward Hibernia.
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"American Girls"Kitap Alıntısı
Miss Kate looked after them, saying, without the patronizing tone in her voice, ‘In spite of their demonstrative manners, American girls are very
nice when one knows them.’
‘I quite agree with you,’ said Mr. Brooke.
patronizingSosyoloji-Düşünce
Türk insanının en büyük özelliği nedir?" diye bana bir yabancı sorsa "patronizing" derim. Bu özellik o kadar içimize işlemiş ki, kelimenin tam Türkçe karşılığı bile yok. Birine "tepeden bakma", onu "himaye etme" diyebiliriz.
But about the same time, another poet formulates his disappointment in almost patronizing criticism: ‘Dear Zeus, I am surprised at you: you rule over everything, you have your honour and your great power: how, O son of Kronos, does your mind manage to award the same portion to evil-doers and just men?
“Oh, Nate,” she coos in the cutest and most patronizing way possible, shooting me a smile that goes ear to ear. “I’m not drunk anymore. You’re back on my shit list, buddy. I’ll consider taking you off it when you give me my rink back.”
“I thought it was probation? When did it become a shit list? Am I at least at the top of the list? Am I number one?”
“You’re definitely number one.”
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