Communication is not successful unless the receiver understands the message as the sender meant it. Skiers in an French hotel saw the following sign translated into English: “Not to clamber the vestibule in the hours of requiescence in the boots of ascension.” Discuss what went wrong in the original translation. Discuss which interpersonal communication barrier the translator needs to overcome and why. Discuss how dealing with people from different countries and cultures affects the process of communication. Discuss strategies businesses can take to overcome these types of barriers. Without searching the Internet or using a dictionary, what do you think the above translation means? How could you rewrite the translation in a way that is easier for the guests to understand?
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