One of the major reasons that foreign expatriates have difficulty doing business in the United States is that they do not understand American slang. A business executive recently gave the authors the following three examples of statements that had no direct meaning for her because she was unfamiliar with slang: "He was laughing like hell." "Don't worry; it’s a piece of cake." "Let's throw these ideas up ageist the wall and see if any of them stick." Why did the foreign expat have trouble understanding these statements and what could have been done instead?

For U.S. companies going a bored for the first time, which form of nonverbal communication barrier would be the greatest, kinesics or polemics? Why? Defend your answer.