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Culture impacts our communication and represents common knowledge, mythology, language, social mores, practices, etc. Meanwhile, communication is how cultural qualities like norms, roles, traditions, rituals, and laws are established and spread. Cultures evolve spontaneously from social interaction when people join groups, organizations, or civilizations.

In obscure cultural themes, these are unknown or rare cultural allusions. People may relate to and identify obscure cultural characteristics because of culture and communication.

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Expressions as Cultural and Language Barrier

How we express ourselves by using our own language is one aspect of communication style. Still, the way people communicate differs greatly between and even within, cultures. Thus, effective communication can be challenging when individuals do not speak the same language and are not aware of some terms or phrases with a different cultural context or that cannot be translated straight into other languages. The following are some Filipino expressions that can be considered obscure for persons from a different culture for they may lose their charm when translated into a foreign tongue.

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Expressions as Cultural and Language Barrier

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In general, the culture that one experiences can heavily influence how they express themselves. However, since people vary through different cultures, such expressions can convey a different interpretation or can be obscure in other places. Therefore, it is essential to be aware of your audience (who you are talking to) and where you are speaking in order to avoid misunderstanding or inappropriate behavior in particular situations.

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