high and low context cultures

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Italy is a high-context for an example:

In a business meetings for Italian people it is important to first create a personal relationships for an example when someone from a low-context culture is with them in a business meeting the person from the low-context culture will suggest a deal the Italian person will probably say something like "interesting" with a body language that say that he is lying

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power distance=where you are a friend with the person who is in charge on you it is a low-power distance culture

Individualism\collectivism=when you think of your community more of when you think about yourself you are in a collectivism culture

Uncertainly avoidance=when you are in a low-uncertainly avoidance culture you are willing to take a risk more than when you are in a high-uncertainly avoidance

Masculinity\femininity=when you are in a culture that womans have the same rights like mans you are in a femininity culture

Short term\long term=when you are thinking about the future you are in a long term culture