Abstract
Initially, the complexity of communication is mainly considered on the transmission of the message from senders to recipients and this can be affected by a range of things. One of them is cultural situation particularly for people from different cultural backgrounds and social groups involved in intercultural communication. However, this aspect has made it difficult for people to understand one another while communicating. This communication problem leads to intercultural miscommunication. This study discussed this phenomenon and aims at identifying sources of miscommunication and how foreigners respond to them. The writer interviewed four respondents from different countries in gaining the data. The result of the study showed that foreigners experienced intercultural miscommunication resulting from verbal and non-verbal discursive symbols. In terms of verbal miscommunication, lexical choices, paralinguistic choices, formulaic expressions, accent, and pronunciation are the sources of problems. In non-verbal communication, serious facial expression, intrusion to personal space, and eye contact are the sources of miscommunication.