Me vs. We

The traits that would be considered ideal in a collectivist culture are: understanding and cooperative. In an individualistic culture, leadership qualities would be valued like independence.
It is less likely to be challenged if you are from the oldest family in a community or the PhD with the most published books if you were in a collectivist society. There is a different idea of respect in the two cultures. Status is defined differently in the two cultures. This is because different aspects of respect in the society, both of themselves and others.
A specific conflict that might happen is that in collectivist cultures students call their teachers by their first name. A teacher might come in conflict with oneself coming into an individualistic culture, were teachers are shown respect by a different title.
An acquaintance is someone You have just met. The word has a more neutral connotation.