$1.$ A sales professional from Germany and a potential client from India are having problems understanding each other's expectations while attempting to negotiate a services contract. This is most likely because

A$.$ they are both using active verbs in their conversation.

B$.$ communication breakdowns often occur when business transactions take place between people from different countries.

C$.$ communications between them assumes differences instead of similarities.

D$.$ they are repeating important ideas using different words to explain the same concept.

E$.$ they are using visual restatements, such as pictures, graphs, and tables, to supplement their speech.