Shon and Ja $(1982)$ presented a case of a Malaysian mother from a lower class whose son wanted to date the daughter of a higher$-$class family. The mother from the higher class served tea and bananas, and they talked about everything but their children. The mother from the lower class told her son that he could not date the other woman's daughter because of her ability to

understand high$-$context communication.

read minds.

understand low$-$context communication.

see that her son would not feel comfortable with this woman.