The challenges of Chinese camp education

[...]several cabins suffered in silence when a simple conversation could have resolved the issue. [...]they generally view such disagreement as showing loyalty to the mission or the organization, not as disloyalty to a particular manager. Later, when the same counselor turns on the AC in his cabin (thus unknowingly making his Chinese co-counselor and campers uncomfortable), his co-counselor is inclined to think him rude or selfish. Because they are not able to talk with each other in a common language, they lose the ability to articulate their difference and - perhaps more importantly - develop a relationship that looks beyond these stereotypes.