Her framework can be used to compare any 2 different cultures, but also to map several different cultures against each other. Throughout the book, Meyer provides many examples comparing how people from two different cultures perceive each other, as well as specific tips to help people from different ends of the scale communicate and work together more effectively. This is refreshing – so many so-called “cross-cultural” training classes are merely a series of anecdotes about how Americans can better deal with people in country X (e.g., when in Arab countries, don’t hand people things you’re your left hand).