Deidre has studied japanese since high school. despite her language skills, when she meets visitors from japan, she worries that she may offend them or look stupid. diedre is encountering a challenge in intercultural relationships.

diedre is encountering anxiety a challenge in intercultural relationships.
In intercultural relationship, anxiety will become a gate that prevent people with different intercultural backgrounds to get close with one another (because people from different culture may appear to be weird or frightening for most people)