Gestures Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication
About Gestures
There are practically countless gestures, including hand signals in sign language, that we use during speech or in place of speaking. In day to day life, we may use dozens of different gestures throughout the day without really thinking about them, but when travelling, it is important to be aware of our body language and think about the meaning we are trying to convey. Some languages and cultures are more non-verbally expressive than others; inEurope, it is a common stereotype that the further south you go, the more physically expressive people are when talking to you. Therefore, a northern European traveller visiting the south may miss certain cues which would be obvious to any local, because they're relying much more on what a person says rather than how they act. In order to understand
Gestures Travel Guide Sections
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