1. Information expressed By body language

2. 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.non-verbal communicationbody posturegesturesfacial expressionseye movements

3. Gestures of different countries

4. In German, stupid In 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

5. In France, Wow Beautiful girl In the world, I love U In America, Latin, good luck

6. In England, licentiousness In Italy, cheat In Japan,have a drink In many cultures,use the toilet

7. Gestures of thumbs up

8. Gesture of number in Britain and China

9. Facial Expression--- smile and laugh

10. 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

11. 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.

12. ◆ 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.

13. Laugh if you want !

14. What a smile or a laugh means to people of different cultures Eastern Asian countriesEuropean 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.

15. 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

16. 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.

17. Italian body language

18. You are a cheater. rejection Are you losing your mind?

19. Afghanistan/Greece

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. Greece  Gestures say yes = nodding your head back say no = nodding your head to the front insulting gesture: showing 5 fingers

24. Conclusion ◆ Body language, as a very important n onverbal communication, can convey t hinking and moods more vivid. ◆ However, for an effective and polite c ommunication, we should pay attention to different meanings of body languages in different countries.

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