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Take the simple word "professional," for instance. To someone in Japan, it might conjure images of wearing a particular suit or eating a specific lunch. For an Italian, those images shift, reflecting different stereotypes or cultural cues. In San Francisco, the stereotype might be a hoodie worn past 9:00 P.M., a symbol of a different work culture altogether. These varied images highlight a core problem: words carry different connotations depending on personal or cultural backgrounds.