This document summarizes cross-cultural communication between different cultures. It defines culture and cross-culture, and discusses elements of communication between cultures, including codes of communication like eye contact and gestures. The document provides examples of cross-cultural misunderstandings that can occur due to differences in eating etiquette, accents, and cultural dimensions. It analyzes individualist and collectivist cultural dimensions using an example from an outsourced call center movie comparing Western and Indian cultural styles. The conclusion is that culture can strongly influence behavior and perceptions in ways that are often unconscious, like a fish not noticing the water.