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Body Language in Different Cultures



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REN Zhi-peng

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2014.12.008

Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China

The paper presents a variety of different body languages in different cultures of the world. Body language can convey a wide range of meanings. It is shown as follows: People in different cultures share the common sense by using the same body language such as gazing and eye management, facial expressions, gestures, and body movements; on the other hand, people in different cultures express the distinctive meanings by using the same body language. It comes in three aspects: First, eye contact is different from culture to culture; second, other nonverbal gestures are varying from culture to culture; third, proper distance between two people shows their various attitudes from different cultures.

body language, cultures, eye contact, gesture, distance