You already have cross-cultural skills, because all communication is cross-cultural to some degree.
Every communication has to cross some barriers to make a connection; you can make progress by looking at the barriers as if they were stepping-stones. The "barriers" include things like:
   Language difference; Gender difference; Age difference; world-view difference

Asking about the topics on the charts is a good way to get to know someone.

You can use some of the suggestions for "bonding."

Insights from students' interviews:
   Entering a new culture
   Adjusting to a new culture
   Living Successfully as a Guest
   Meeting people

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