body language in different cultures

Thegroup7BodylanguageindifferentculturesWhatisbodylanguage?Whatisbodylanguage?It’sthewayyoustand,sitandwalk.StandingSittingWhatisbodylanguage?It’syourgesturesandtheexpressiononyourfaceandinyoureyes.gesturesfaceeyesWhatisbodylanguage?It’syourwholeappearancethatcommunicatesthings.Let’stalkaboutbodylanguageindifferentcultures.WhenpeoplemeetMeninChinaorAustraliashakehands.MeninRussia,FranceandArabcountrieskisseachother.shakehandskisseachotherDistancePeopleinAsiacountrieslikestandingclosetooneanotherwhentheyaretalking.Englishpeoplemustkeepadistanceawaywhentheyaretalking.closekeepawayfrommeEyecontactAmericanswilllookateachotheraboutoneminuteandthentheywilllookaway.IftwoArabiansareinconversation,theywilllookateachotherwarmly.Noddingthehead“Yes”inmostsocieties.“No”insomepartsofIndian,Greece.Tomanypeopleitmeans“yes”,butjustmostThesameTouchingtemplesAmericansoftentouchtheirtemplestoexpresssomebody’scleverness.Thisactionmeansthereissomethingwrongwithone’smindoroneisstupidtoChinese.FingerInChina,holdingupone’sthumbmeansgood,andraisingone’slittlefingermeansbad.Japanesewillholduptheirlittlefingerstoexpressoneistheirlover.badgoodloverWavingone’shandSouthAmericanswillnotleavewhentheyseethisgesture,inturns,theywillruntowardsyou.InAmerica,wavingone’shandmeansgoodbye.ShowwelcomeAmericanIndianswillcrytoexpresswelcome.Japaneseoftenshowwelcomebybowing.ForallofusBesensitivetothecluesofbodylanguagecanhelpuscommunicatemoreEffectivelywithothers.Wecanunderstandwhatothersaresayingthroughtheirbodylanguageevenwhentheyaresilentandconfused.Wecansharefeelingsthatwordscan’texpressedWecanavoidunnecessarymisunderstandingincommunicationThegroup7THANKS!