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By body language

Body language is a form of mental and physical ability of human non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously.

Gestures of

different countries

In German, stupidIn China, think and stupid

In China, hold sth and cheer on

In the US, good luck

In France, Greece and Italy, speak highly of sb

In France , Wow Beautiful girl

In the world

, I love U

In America, Latin, good luck

In England, licentiousnessIn Italy, cheat

In Japan,have a drink

In many cultures,use the toilet

Gestures of thumbs up

Gesture of number in Britain and China

Facial Expression---

smile and laugh

smile: the corners of your mouth turn upwards when you are delighted and amused. give a soft smile give a charming smile force a smile squeeze a smile

Laugh: different ways of laughing

cackle◆ to laugh in a loud and unpleasant way, especially in a high voice.

chuckle ◆ to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about something funny.

giggle ◆ to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed and nervous.

◆guffaw to laugh noisily

◆roar to laugh very loudly

◆snigger/snicker to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at someone’s problems or mistakes.

◆titter to laugh quietly, especially in a nervous

or embarrassed way.

Laugh if you want !

What a smile or a laugh means to people of different cultures

Eastern Asian countries European countries

People do not readily show emotions, they are conditioned to use the face to conceal rather than reveal their feelings

It is just natural to be smiling and friendly.

smile laugh

Chinese Sometimes, it is used to express amusement or ridicule and sometimes it is simply used to make one feel less embarrassed.

Korean Never talk or smile at strangers

Arab Feel embarrassed when others smile at them just like they made a mistake

Smile laugh

Japanese A part of social etiquette, used to avoid conflict and avoid answering an awkward question or giving a negative answer

Used to disguise embarrassment, sadness, or even anger. Use of laughter in the latter modes is designed to maintain situational harmony and avoid any potential for interpersonal discord

British Don’t smile on a serious occasion. For example, it is impolite for a waiter to smile when the customer is pointing out where she or he doesn’t do well

It is improper to laugh when someone is make a fool of

themselves, such as falling down in the street.

Italian body language

You are a cheater.

rejection

Are you losing your mind?

Afghanistan/Greece

Afghanistan

Eye contact• Should be avoided towards older/higher ranked people

Touching • same gender: common • different gender: no touching • older/higher ranked people: allowed to touch / not

allowed to be touched

Afghanistan

Gestures• Thumb up

• Moving hands while speaking is not common

• Showing soles of the feet is impolite

• Using left hand for passing things is seen as unclean

Greece

Eyes contact• Very strong towards all communication partners

Touching • Standing very close – should not move away• a lot of touching (greeting, meet, say goodbye…)• when having any kind of conversation

Greece

Gestures

• say yes = nodding your head back

• say no = nodding your head to the front

• insulting gesture: showing 5 fingers

Conclusion

◆Body language, as a very important nonverbal communication, can convey thinking and moods more vivid.◆However, for an effective and polite communication, we should pay attention to different meanings of body languages in different countries.

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