Article, “Cultural Differences”

Question 1

Where are the Tswana from?

Answer 1

The Tswana are from Botswana, which is in South Africa.

Question 2

The problem in cultural differences involved which two groups?

Answer 2

The problem with cultural differences involved the Americans and the Tswana.

Question 3

Explain what the problem was.

Answer 3

The problem was that the Peace Corps discovered that very similar actions had different meanings. For instance, Americans believe that everyone is entitled to a certain amount of privacy and alone time - so it angered them when they would try to be alone and the Tswana would follow. However, to the Tswana, human life is social and those who want to be alone are viewed as insane or witches.