Therefore, when her colleagues directly asked Kyoko to do something that she was unwillingly to do, she experienced difficulties in communicating her contrasted opinions with them and instead chose to remain silent to avoid conflicts, even in the interview she pointed out that communication is really important for her work as nursing is always about teamwork. Howev this is result of her Japanese values towards harmony that triumphed over her understanding towards Australian culture, and thus she behaved in the opposite way