Vivian, an african american, finds that she seems to explain how she and janet, a european american, became friends much more frequently than she has to explain her friendships with other african americans. sometimes she and janet laugh about the curiosity of others. vivian and janet have encountered a challenge to intercultural relationships.

Mike and his wife, amanda, are arguing about his in-laws. mike doesn’t want them to visit because they fight all the time when they come to the house and he is worried about the effect that their fighting is having on mike and amanda’s children. amanda finally yells out: “what about our fighting? ” mike replies, “well, that’s different. we fight because we’re having a disagreement, they fight because they hate each other! ” this is an example of