Read and analyze the following dialogs. Answer the questions related to one of them on the blog.
#1 A good school? (Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Rashid are both parents of students in the district where Mrs. Thomas also teaches.)
Mrs. Thomas: Johnny has Mr. Smith as a teacher next year. I hear he is an excellent teacher.
Mrs. Rashid: He’s very nice.
Mrs. T: Are you happy with the school district?
Mrs. Rashid: There are many lovely people in the neighborhood.
Mrs. Rashid in her first answer is very short and indirectly replies to the comment about the teacher. An American response might go into his classroom procedures, homework requirements or observations about the teacher from an open house or further delve into what makes Mr. Smith excellent. The answer provided by Mrs. Rashid about the school district is also very vague and polite. Lovely people that live in your section of town does not infer to an American that she is satisfied with the school system. Because Americans are much more blunt, Mrs. Thomas may continue to ask about the school not understanding that Mrs. Rashid's response is culturally acceptable because of the high context reliance.
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