In her article “Individualism as an American Cultural Value” (2011), Natadecha-Sponsel debates about the variations in the culture between Thai and American. She begins by looking at how the verbal interaction between the two communities is different. How the way of greeting is a way of respect in Thailand and how it displays invasion of privacy in the American culture. Natadecha-Sponsel looks at all aspects of the culture variations until she sheds light upon privacy and interdependence and takes them as major components in variations.She goes about how in American culture the kids are taught how to be independent whereas in the Thai culture interdependence is normal. The author takes Independence as another key component and gives an example
