cultural difference in Non-verbal communication
Cross-cultural communication is so difficult in many place of the world because what is thinking in one culture may be unacceptable in another country or any place.When people are involve deeply in a particular activity or in an environment where facial expressions such as eye contact and body gestures are explain to their own experience, they may suffer from disorientation and frustration.Therefore, it is necessary to learn the body language of different cultures.
Body language or non-verbal communication is an important part of how people communicate and there are differences from culture to culture. arm and hand gestures,eye contact and touch are a few of the aspects of non-verbal communication
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eye contact also tell your confidence for instance during in interview situation, strong eye contact by the interviewee is seen as a sign of self-confidence, and you not eye contact is seen as a lack of confidence.
Middle Eastern Cultures
Eye contact is little common, and less appropriate as compaere to in Western cultures.
There are many gender rules, women should not make too much eye contact with men as it can be lead misconstrued as a romantic interest.
Asian Cultures
Asian cultures is place where great importance on respect.
In countries such as japan,india and china , eye contact is not considered an important to social interaction, instead it is often considered not suitable or proper in the circumstances.. In such an favouring culture, it is believed that subordinates shouldn’t make steady eye contact with their olders.
For example, students during communication are disheartened from making eye contact with their teachers, as it can be interpreted as a sign of disrespect. Similarly a son during communication he will point his eyes downwards when his father is speaking to his, as a sign of politeness and
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for instance:In Thailand, people snap their fingers to call a waiter over to request their bill whereas Americans walk to the counter to receive their bill.
Body language is a communication in which body parts is includes like head, eyes, neck, hands,head, eyes, arm, feetor other parts of the body .These body parts send messages to the
It is very dangerous to use cultural blindness and forget that different culture see different manners as acceptable. Every culture comes with different manners. While it is normal to have a stare eye contact, call people by their first name, be open and speaking up, etc. all of the above could be disrespectful in, as an example, Japan. Eye contact is in most Asian countries considered rude, calling someone by their first name is disrespectful, openness and speaking up is the opposite of the Japanese culture and goes against their believes.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people prefer that you don’t make eye contact as this shows a form of respect. To
This theory was made by Michael Argyle (1925- 2002), who was a social psychologist. In the late 1960s he studied social skills, body language, non-verbal communication and interpersonal behaviour. In this study, he found that non-verbal signals can be much more important and useful than verbal communication when trying to trigger peoples’ attitudes and feelings. His research showed and found that the stronger the relationship between the people communicating so with close friends for example the much better eye contact. However, when the relationship is not very strong so when speaking to a stranger people don’t have very good eye contact and they tend to look away when talking.
I feel when a person does not make eye contact they are lying or hiding something. This surprising fact would influence my work in the future, because I will know that it is not because of hiding or lying, it how Native Americans choose to
There are different types of nonverbal communication. Body movements is a different type of nonverbal communication. Body movements are the most noticeable elements of nonverbal communication. Body Movement consists of posture, gestures, face and eyes. A posture can say a lot of a person.
As an American we believe that continuously staring at someone is rude and can come off as threatening (Changing Minds). In caribbean culture, it is common to have others stare someone without the thought of it being disrespectful. In both Haitian and Montserratian culture staring at someone shows interest in whatever they may be doing (Culture Crossing Guide). Even though each culture has their differences, some share similarities. America and Montserrat have similar social expectations when greeting someone.
Most American people conserve eye contact while communicating, and also they are expertise in showing enthusiasm and compassion. When greeting in social situations women pat each other on the right forearm or on the shoulder, rather than shake hands where as men shake hands until they know someone well, at which time they progress to a more traditional hug and back slapping. conversation take place in close physical distance when stepping back may be regarded as unfriendly. generally, people refrain to use first names
Another example of appropriate body language would be sitting up straight when being spoken to by customers and making sure the right hand gestures are used when giving advice or explaining things to customers. It is also important to use the right tone of voice when speaking to others, a polite and calm voice is always best when dealing with important people in which you need to make a good impression
Although locking eyes may not seem like much eye contact generally symbolises respect and creates a connection between two
There were also occasions where the dentist did not look at the patient at all since he/ she was either busy finishing up on the clinical notes for the previous patient or busy roaming through the attendance book when the patient enters the room. Both the duration of a single glance and the frequency of looks dedicated to the patient are crucial in maintaining communication through eye contact. The patient will have an impression that the dentist is neglecting what he/she feels during the dental procedure if the dentist only focuses on the inside of the mouth, equipments, dental assistant's work and avoids looking at the patient's face. A good dentist should be able to notice the current mental state of the patient just by looking at the patient’s facial expression, for example if the patient avoids eye contact as he/she feels uncertain, anxious for dentist's prescribed treatment, frequently blinks due to fear or immediately closes his/her eyes due to pain.
Eye contact also plays a vital role in effective communication. There are times when we experience words that come out of our mouth and the ways we communicate through our body language are totally different. In this kind of situation, the receiver has to determine whether to believe verbal or nonverbal message. Regularly the receiver would select the nonverbal as it is more natural and it truly displays the speaker’s true feeling and intention. The gestures such as the way we sit, how fast and how loud we talk and how much eye contact we make send strong messages to the receiver.
, this showcases the great importance of understanding this topic in order to have a clear communication process, since these can distort the meaning of the message. Although non-verbal expressions are present in every culture, their individual meanings and relevance are going to change from one to another, this is why it is important to not only recognize the overall value of this topic, but to study the different patterns of nonverbal communication from different cultures as well. Since we are studying to become international negotiators we have to be prepared to work in a multicultural environment, since it is very likely we will be working with people from other parts of the world. Understanding how others communicate and how we do it too and not to take everything at face value is primordial for us, since this will help us to minimize
Cultural identity plays a very vital role in cross cultural communication, people from a particular culture communicate with partners and employees from many different cultures and in this situation every individual strives to keep their cultural and individual identity. According to Gardiner and Kosmitzki, identity is defined as “a person 's self-definition as a separate and distinct individual, including behaviours, beliefs, and attitudes” (Gardiner & Kosmitzki, 2008, p. 154). Also, Ting-Toomey defines identity as a "reflective self-conception or self-image that we each derive from our family, gender, cultural, ethnic, and individual socialization process"( Ting-Toomey, 2005). Both definitions bring out the generalisation of cultural identity
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