Which quote expresses a tone of contempt?
a. “he is going to take me home? he can drive? he can barely find his way out of the front door.”
b. “he is in no way qualified for the position. why did you suggest him? i need someone with at least five years of experience.”
c. “james may be a successful business owner, but he never has any time. i want to date someone who has time to do things.”
d. “she thinks she’s a beauty queen. she is beautiful, no doubt, but her personality is lacking.”

The correct answer is a. “He is going to take me home? He can drive? He can barely find his way out of the front door.”

There is contempt here because the person speaking thinks of the other person as of someone who is completely worthless, regardless of the situation in the sentence

Some cultural backgrounds have different superstitions or customs, this can play a part in how they decide things. superstitions are important to a culture for example, an asian culture has a superstition about women putting their purses on the ground their money will be gone, therefore people in that culture try everything they can to not let their purse touch the ground in fear of it being true. also like how we avoid walking under ladders in fear of bad luck. customs may also play a key role a custom also know as a tradition, is something people in the culture have been doing for generations as a quick example, if a family has a necklace that the family's mother passes it on to her daughter in so on it's a custom in that family.