Is this similar to the problem of: Two ships on the ocean of two different civilizations (who don't have shared traffic rules, and they also cannot communicate

Is this similar to the problem of: Two ships on the ocean of two different civilizations (who don't have shared traffic rules, and they also cannot communicate) are by accident on a head-on collision course towards each other. To avoid collision, they each need to turn a different direction, not the same direction. So each needs to quickly decide which direction to turn. (Actually, more recognizable: walking on a sidewalk in a different country where people appear to have a different, or no, convention about which side people should cross each other)