nonverbal communication
Nonverbal Communication
There are many ways people can communicate with each other. Some people communicate through music, such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Isley Brothers, and Linkin Park. Others may spread the word through ministry, poetry, or sculpting. In general, there are many ways people can communicate with each other. The number one way of communicating is verbal. People might think that nonverbal communication is universal, but it’s not. There are multiple times when people use alternative methods of communication. Most of the time people are communicating when they don’t even know it. For instance, a job interview deals with a lot of communication and different types of different cultures. Each culture interprets body language, posture, and gesture differently. For example, when someone sticks their middle finger up at you, we as Americans know that is disrespectful. In most Asian countries the middle finger is known for pointing. Some of the younger generation, are aware of its meaning because of their education. When Americans use the okay sign, three fingers up and the index and thumb form a circle, we know that means perfect, satisfactory, or good. In Europe and South America this gesture is degrading, it means ass hole or faggot. This is very disrespectful to a homosexual. Christian Eilers wrote, ”Common Gestures in One Place, but Offensive Elsewhere”, said “thumbs up is similar to the A-Ok sign is only a good thing for the blissfully – ignorant speakers of English.” He also said, “If you are visiting Tehran and couch surfing, for instance, and your host asks you how your meal is afterwards, giving the “thumbs up” is equivalent to saying “Why don’t you just sit on my erect penis?” Now that is offensive to anybody. Who would have thought giving someone a dozen roses could be insulting? In Eastern Europe, giving someone a dozen roses means inviting death. On the other hand, if you gave someone eleven or thirteen roses it would be
There are many ways people can communicate with each other. Some people communicate through music, such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Isley Brothers, and Linkin Park. Others may spread the word through ministry, poetry, or sculpting. In general, there are many ways people can communicate with each other. The number one way of communicating is verbal. People might think that nonverbal communication is universal, but it’s not. There are multiple times when people use alternative methods of communication. Most of the time people are communicating when they don’t even know it. For instance, a job interview deals with a lot of communication and different types of different cultures. Each culture interprets body language, posture, and gesture differently. For example, when someone sticks their middle finger up at you, we as Americans know that is disrespectful. In most Asian countries the middle finger is known for pointing. Some of the younger generation, are aware of its meaning because of their education. When Americans use the okay sign, three fingers up and the index and thumb form a circle, we know that means perfect, satisfactory, or good. In Europe and South America this gesture is degrading, it means ass hole or faggot. This is very disrespectful to a homosexual. Christian Eilers wrote, ”Common Gestures in One Place, but Offensive Elsewhere”, said “thumbs up is similar to the A-Ok sign is only a good thing for the blissfully – ignorant speakers of English.” He also said, “If you are visiting Tehran and couch surfing, for instance, and your host asks you how your meal is afterwards, giving the “thumbs up” is equivalent to saying “Why don’t you just sit on my erect penis?” Now that is offensive to anybody. Who would have thought giving someone a dozen roses could be insulting? In Eastern Europe, giving someone a dozen roses means inviting death. On the other hand, if you gave someone eleven or thirteen roses it would be