Black and Mendenhall (1990) started that the cross-cultural competencies are the combination of three different dimentions including self-maintenance (mental health, psychological well-being, stress reduction, and self-confidence); relationships; and perceptions of host nation's culture and its social systems. Thus, perceptions have been given an important role in defining competencies. Demers (2002) found that often employees tent to make perceptions based on the little information they receive through the media or stories. This leads to general stereotyping causing formation of wrong nations about the host culture. The author suggests that in-depth background information like social values, political system, and cultural values should be used to foam the perceptions and to see a clear picture of a host nation culture. Thus expatriate managers should be able to decode various verbal and non-verbal ways of communication being used in the new culture.