A. 5 examples of body language commonly seen:
- Dragging your hand through your hair: Nervousness/Agitation
- Biting your lip: Frustration
- Brows drawn together: Frustration/Sadness
- Shrug: Uncertainty
- Eye roll: Nonchalance/Ignorance
- East Asia- Bow- Greeting
- France- Faire la bise- greeting
- OK hand gesture- equivalent of the middle finger in Brazil
- Bulgaria and Thailand nodding means no.
- Horizontal slash with a hand= "Basta/Enough" In Spain and Italy.
- Sign of the Horn- Buddhist and Hindu countries use to ward off evil.
- V sign with palm turned upward= offensive in the UK.
- Eye contact= distrust in Japan.
- Russia- rare smiles...
- Turkey- OK sign= homosexuality.
of gender difference with body language.
- Saudi Arabia- forbidden to shake a woman's hand.
- Male- Standing with legs apart, both feet firmly on the ground- Dominance.
- Male- clasp or rubbing his hands together- Anxiety/ self-consciousness.
- Male- Leg over the arm of the chair- Informal aggressive attitude.
- Male- Body posture change and fidgeting- Anxiety
- Male- Prolonged tilted head- Bored.
- Female- Hugging herself- Stress.
- Female- Leg twining/crossing legs- Shy or Timid.
- Female- use bags to cross in front of their arms in front of them- Anxious
- Female- Fear of confrontation (looking away, standing further away)
