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CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN BODY

LANGUAGE
• A.Bow

Bowing is big in many East Asian

cultures, including japan, China and
Korea

In Korea, you bow when initially

meeting a person, to say “Hello”, to
bid “Goodbye” and "to say “Thank
you” and “I’m sorry”.

Bowing in these East Asian countries is part of

basic etiquette to show respect and gratitude
 GREETI In many parts of
Western culture typically
NGS the Far East
perceives a strong handshake as
WITH A perceive a strong
authoritative an
HANDSH handshake as
AKE aggressive, and
usually bow
In parts of Southern instead.
In parts of Northern Europe, Central and
Europe, a quick South America, a
firm handshake is handshake is longer Beware that in
the and warmer, with Turkey, a firm
the left hand usually handshake is
touching the clasped considered
hands or elbow. rude an
aggressive.

in certain Africa Man in islamic

countries, a limp countries never
handshake is the shake the hands of
standard (Guide to women outside the
African handshake). family.
 The “OK” sign in
• Hand gestures We use gestures as
Greece, Spain or
a way to emphasis
Brazil means you
• 1Ok points and illustrate
are calling someone
what we are saying.
in bad meaning. In
Hand gestures can
turkey, it’s meant to
mean very different
be insult towards
things in different
gay people

2. A thumbs up
That thumbs-up,
In America and gestures says
European “Hello, friend! I
cultures is an am in approval
indicator of a job of your
well done. outfit/action/exis
tence.
 Curling the index
finger with the palm However, it is
facing up is considered rude
a common in China, East
3. Curling Asia, Malaysia,
gesture that people in
United States and Singapore, the
parts of Europe use to Philippines, and
beckon someone to many other parts
come closer. of the world.

It is used only to It’s also

beckon dogs in considered
many Asian extremely
countries. Using it impolite to use
in the Philippines this gesture with
can get you people.
arrested.
• 4. Horn Fingers
Horn Fingers In the But, in many Mediterranean
USA and during and Latin countries, such as
rock festivals and Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,
concerts this sign is Cuba, Spain, Italy and
frequently used.  Portugal, making this sign at
someone is a way to tell
them that their spouse is
cheating on him/her.

• 5 The “V” sign

However this gesture
The “V” sign. In
can be extremely
the United States,
insulting in other
this gesture
places such as the
means “victory”
UK, Australia and
and “peace”.
South Africa when
the back of the hand
is facing the other
person.
• 6The American “Goodbye”

The sign considered as a

“No” in parts of Europe
and Latin America is a
flat hand

7 The thumb in a fist In Australia, UK or Canada,

it is a common playful
gesture by adults towards
children pretending to have
stolen their noises. This hand
and finger signal is
interpreted as both rude
• 8 Pointer finger