Hall differentiate into high- and low-context-cultures. He gives several examples which point to the idea that in high-context cultures, things in general are more implied than made explicit. A group of friends, for example, could be defined as a high-context culture in itself: due to shared experience they understand each other mutually and thus do not need to express everything explicitly. Consequently, the cultures belonging to the high-context category are usually rather group- than individual-orientated. The individuals in those cultures see themselves to be interrelated with each other and each make a piece of the network.
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