R E P O RT E D B Y : C O Q U I L L A , P R I N C E S S J OY

GESTURE
N O N V E R B A L C O M M U N I C AT I O N
GESTURE
•Is the purposive movement of
our fingers, hands, arms head,
shoulders, torso, legs, or feet
for nonverbal communication
 RESTRAINED CULTURE
V.S ANIMATED CULTURE
RESTRAINED ANIMATED
CULTURE CULTURE
Most of the time they’re
• Cheerful
• Strict • Expressive
• Emotionless
EXAMPLE : Restrained cultures
Animated - Syria lack emotion or EXAMPLE :
cultures lack - Korea
- Iraq interest
- Japan
manners - Egypt
 I M P O R TA N C E O F
STUDYING DIFFERENT
GESTURES
WE NEED TO STUDY
DIFFERENT GESTURES
BECAUSE:

Some gestures can be ACCEPTABLE

to one country but it can be
OFFENSIVE to others.
“ THE OKAY
SIGN”

In some countries,

It means “OK”

BUT IN GERMANY

It means “A-hole”
“ THUMBS UP”

IN JAPAN :
It means FIVE

IN GERMANY :
It means ONE

IN THE MIDDLE EAST:

It means “F – word”
“POINTING”
& THE USE OF
FINGERS

POINTING
Most ASIAN COUNTRIES
consider pointing with the
index finger RUDE

FINGERS
- In some countries, fingers
indicate “Come here
please”

but in the PHILIPPINES

it is used to beckon dogs
 “ FINGERS
CROSSED“
In most countries,

Fingers crossed is used to

indicate
GOODLUCK and HOPE

But in VIETNAM

it means THE
REPRODUCTIVE PART
of FEMALES
NODS
SHAKING SIDE-TO-SIDE NOD UP-DOWN

 INDIA
-NO
-YES
 US & CHINA
-YES
-NO
 JAPAN
“SOMEONE IS LISTENING”

 OTHERS
“I AM LISTENING BUT NOT IN AGREEMENT”
 TOUCH

N O N - V E R B A L C O M M U N I C AT I O N
“ ARM AROUND
SHOULDER”

ASIANS do more
touching in Americans.

Americans will think that

they’re

- TOO CLOSE
- HOMOSEXUALS
“PATTING
OF HEAD”
For some this might look
CUTE

but for some Asian

countries, this is
INAPPROPRIATE
especially to a child

IN BUDDHIST FAITH,
They believe patting
of head means you are
DAMAGING ONE’S
SOUL
“ WARM
HUGS”

LATIN AMERICANS
Are expected to be touchy
with strangers and friends –
perhaps an hearty embrace.

BUT IN THE US

This might be considered

SEXUAL