Talking about how diversity creates barriers to communication. Some of the issues that could be discussed are attitudes toward time, individualism and collectivism, and nonverbals such as eye contact. Further exploring the issue of attitudes toward time. If you have studied international business, then you might know the concepts of p-time versus m-time, or polychronic time versus monochronic time. The United States and a few other cultures (mostly Western European and some Asian) operate based on strict adherence to time standards (meetings start on time, etc.). Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Islander cultures adopt a more leisurely attitude. What do you think is the underlying beliefs or value systems that account for these differences?