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This 3-page paper discusses non-verbal communication in terms of gestures, such as shaking the head. The discussion also centers on what could happen in the event of a misunderstanding in the non-verbal realm. Bibliiography lists 2 sources.
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comes to languages - sometimes translating something innocuous from one language to another can cause great offense when not translated property.
But international/cultural language involves more than simply spoken language. In many cases, non-verbal communication, if mishandled, can also cause great offense. For
example, in the United States, a typical way to signal negativity without words is to shake ones head. This, to another American, would be construed as saying "no." However, different
cultures say "no" differently and, in fact, shaking the head would be considered highly rude in some cultures. Among the Chinese and
Japanese, for example, which is a society in which confrontation and direct negativity is avoided liked the plague, the gesture for "no" is to tip the head backward and to
such air through the teeth (Inmai, 2003). Basically, the Chinese and Japanese dislike saying "no" outright, so this is one way in which the idea is gotten across without too
much offense being given (or taken) (Inmai, 2003). Sometimes negative gestures might be conveyed in Asian societies with a hand waved gently in front of the face (Inmai, 2003). Shaking
the head in such societies might be confusing, at best, and misconstrued, at worst. Among the Taiwanese, in addition (which is different
from China), the gesture to indicate "no" isnt a headshake, either - rather, it is to lift the hand to face level, palm facing outward, and moving it back and
forth, similar to a windshield wiper (Inmai, 2003). Furthermore, while doing this, the person saying "no" may actually smile (Inmai, 2003). So in answer to the first question, the shaking
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