People with this predominant experience are "in denial" about cultural difference -they are unable to experience differences in other than extremely simple ways. They may be perplexed when asked about their own culture, because they have not considered how culture impacts their own or others' lives. They might ask well-meant but naive questions about other cultures ("do they have television in Japan?") and make superficial statements of tolerance ("live and let live"). In some cases, people with this orientation may dehumanize others, assuming that different behavior is a deficiency in intelligence or personality.Denial/Disinterest: Isolation in homogeneous groups fails to generate either the opportunity or the motivation to construct relevant categories for noticing and interpreting cultural difference.Denial/Avoidance: Intentional separation from cultural difference protects worldview from change by creating the conditions of isolation. Some awareness of cultural difference may yield undifferentiated broad categories, such as "foreigner" or "Asian" or "people of color."Perceptual process: Failure to differentiate "culture" as a category, thus an inability to perceive or construe data from differing cultural contexts. Exercise Of Power: Possibility of exploitation At This Stage, Learners Say:• "Live and let live, that's what I say."• "All big cities are the same-lots of buildings, too many cars, McDonalds."• "As long as we all speak the same language, there's no problem."• "The main concerns I have involve knowing how to get around and ordering in restaurants." • "With my experience, I can be successful in any culture without any special effort -I never experience culture shock." • "All I need to know about is politics and history-I can figure out the rest of it as I go along."

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