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When traveling to a different country, your safest bet is to limit gestures as much as possible. However , you may find that your gestures happen out of habit. Understanding appropriate gesture of the country you’re visiting may prevent you from communicating the wrong message.
Gestures in Brazil
Much like the Italian culture, a Brazilian snaps his fingers (打响指) and uses exaggerated (夸张的) hand movements when emphasizing a statement. The sense of warmth and friendliness with each other is shown through the gesture of eye contact when communicating and standing close together in lineups or when talking to each other. Communicating a greeting is more than the gesture of a handshake, but also involves the touch of the forearm.
Gestures in China
You communicate a greeting in china with the gesture of a slight nod and bow. To communicate respect , you keep your head lowered. In china , the gesture of standing close during a conversation prevents having to communicate in a raised voice. A person will communicate her surprise during a conversation with the gesture of breathing in air loudly, rather than a loud outburst.
Gestures in India
Gestures used in India are representative of its traditional culture. In India, the gesture of holding out the hand to communicate giving or receiving must be done with the right hand as a person in India uses her left hand for washing. The gesture of communicating respect at a religious ceremony is done by removing your shoes. The proper way of communicating direction is to use either the whole hand or by using your chin(下巴). The proper form of communicating a greeting is to press the palms together with fingers upward and say, “Namaste”.
1. The passage is mainly about_________.
A. something traveling tips for visitors B. the advantage of using body language
C. some gestures in different culture D. the comparison between gestures
2. In china people stand close while talking simply to _______.
A. avoid a loud voice B. show their surprise
C. communicate a greeting D. express their respect
3. In India, a proper gesture of greeting is __________.
A. touching the forearm B. keeping your head lowered
C. shaking hands with the left hand D. pressing the palms together upward
