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thanpeoplewhodislikeeachother.,'8i5p35Incommunication,lookingdownfrequentlycanindicatesubmissivenessorembarrassment.1.ookingawayconstantlymayexpressdissatisfaction.Femalesarelikelytocommunicatewithmoreeyecontact,especiallyamongfemales.Buttoolongeyecontactwillcauseembarrassment.Mostpeoplefeeluneasyanduncomfortableunderthestrongstaring.Whenpeoplealwaysstareatus,wewillfeelwearethreatenedorsuspecttheirsincerity.Fromwhatismentionedabovewecanconcludethatdifferentculturalbackgroundhasagreatinfluenceonbodylanguage.Andeyelanguagealsoreflectsdifferentculturesandbelieves.Soweneedtoobserveandcompareandcontrastcarefullysoastoimproveculturalexchangeandtoblendwell.4.2Gestures“Gesturemeanswecommunicateandexpressbythemovementandmannersofourhandsandflngers,9pl23"Withoutgestures,ourworldwillbestaticandcolorless.Wemayliterallyrollupoursleeveswhentalkingaboutcleaninguptheroomandruntomeetthepersonweareeagertosee.Itseemsnaturaltoclenchourfistorperhapsevenpoundtothelecterntoleteveryonerealizetheimportanceofourmessagewhentryingtocommunicateastrongfeeling,whichemphasizeourwords.w(10p64Inourdallylife,everyonemakesgestures,butmanygestureshavedistinctregionalandculturalfeatures.,'Don,tassumethateveryoneintheworldunderstandsonegestureinthesameway."llp44Forexample.(7) Americansoftentouchtheirtemplestoexpresssomebody'scleverness.Butthisactionmeansthereissomethingwrongwithone,smindoroneisstupidtoChinese.ChineseareoftensurprisedtoseeAmericanslaytheirhandsontheirneckswhentheyarefull.BecauseitisansuicideactiontoChinese,whousedtoexpressfullnessbypattingtheirstomachs.Andanotherexample,(8) Inwesternculture,peoplestretchoutone'sforefingerandswingitleftandright,whichsignalstowarnsomebodynottodosomething.Thephrase"crossone'sfingers"meansblessingsomebody,sgoodluck.Thegestureofthumbingaridesignifiesaskingforafreerideinmotorvehiclebystretchingupone'sthumb.InAmerica,peopleholdtheirthumbsandforefingersintoacircleandstretchuptheotherfingers,whichmeans"OK"inAmerica,butitmeanssomebodyisfiredbybossinJapan.InChina,holdingupone,sthumbmeansgood,andraisingone'slitterfingermeansbad.ButJapanesewillholduptheirlittlefingerstoexpressoneistheirlover.InAmerica,wavingone,shandmeansgoodbye.ButSouthAmericanswillnotleavewhentheyseethisgesture,inturns;theywillruntowardsyou.(12) Guestsarequarrellingbecauseofdispute;wecanmakeoutthetwoquarrellingpartsbytheirpostures.Peoplewhoagreewiththemwillputtheirlegsontheotherlegs.Andpeoplewhoareagainstwillstretchouttheirlegsstraight.Andsomeneutralpeoplewillholdarms.Somebodysuddenlychangeshis/herpostures,whichmaymeanhedisagreeswiththepersonwhoisspeakingorhe/sheischanginghis/hermind.Forexample,(13) PeoplefromEnglishspeakingcountriespreferkneelingorsittingonthegroundtobendingdown.Theythinkitisthepostureofuncultivatedpeoplewhentheyaresurroundingthefire,andtheyarewillingtokneelorsitontheground.ButpeoplefromthecountrysideofNorthernChinagetusedtothisposture.InIndonesia,peopleoftenbowandputtheotherpeople'shandontheirforeheadtoexpressmodesty.ButAmericanswillnotdoIt.American'sinformalnessisfamous.Teacherscansitontheplatformordeskwhentheyareteaching.Andthestudentsneedn'ttositstraight.ButinChina,peoplearerequiredtohaveagoodmanner.Forexample,(14) Ininterpersonalcommunication,goodmannersshowgreatrespecttotheotherpeople.Forexample,havinganinterviewforjob-hunting,weshouldbehavewell."Andwecanconcludesomethingfrompeople'sposture.Whenwelistentopeople,webelievetheyaremoreenergetic,confidentandcompetentiftheystanderect.Ontheotherhand,whenweseeapersonslouchingoveralecternorstandinglazily,wemakeanegativeinterpretation.WesaythepersonisnotVerYinterestedinwhattheyarediscussing.M15b'J(10p654.4TouchTouchreferstothewaypeopleexchangeInformationbytouchingone,sbody.Themostcommontouchbehaviorishandsshakingandhugs.Chinesebelongtolow-contractualcultures.(15) InChina,peoplegreetwitheachotherwithheadnodding,smilezhandshakingandsoon.Evengoodfriendsjustholdhandsforashorttimeorhammersoftlyontheotherfriend,sshoulder.Asforhandshaking,peopleinNorthAmericashakehandswhentheygreetwitheachother.Aschildren,theyhavelearnttoholdotherpeople'shandstightly.EastAslanpeopleoftenshakehandsslightly;becausetheythinktighthandshakingmeanschallenge.Nowadays,handshakinghasbecomeacustomtoshowhospitalityandfriendlinessinmanycountries.Butthewayofhandshakingisalittledifferent.Forexample,(16) TheFrenchwillshakehandswithhishostwhentheycomeintoandleavethehost,shouse.ButGermansonlyshakehandsonlywiththeirhostwhentheychannels,thefaceisthemostimportantbroadcasterofemotions.w17l>>J10p64(19) wTherewasonceadumbshowcalled"eatingchickenwatthespringfestivalparty.Theactor,WangJinyu,performedthewholeprocessofeatingchickenbyhisfacialexpressionsandgestureswithoutsayingasingleword,whichgainedalotofalause.w18p58Ifhecannotconveyhistruefeelingandexaggeratedposturesofeatingchicken,theperformancewouldbeafailure.Forexample,(20) Journalistsdeliverinformationtothepubicmainlyfromwhatheinterviewedfrominterviewees.Sotheinterviewees*cooperationdeterminesthesuccessofthereport.Andther