viernes, 19 de junio de 2015

Body language... yes, your body speaks...

          
Gestures and movement provide the visuals that accompany your words. Learning to use them effectively will help you convey your message with confidence and your audience will perceive it clearly instead of just hearing it. But, it is important to remember that body language depends on the culture.
 
The next website give us some information about some cultural gestures around the world.
 

You say good bye and I say Hello... hello... hello (8)

If you wanted to say hello to everybody in the world, how many people would that be? and how many languaes would you have to learn?


Yes, you can offend them...

Although, there are many different ways to greet around the world, we must be careful because the gestures to greet might have different meanings depending on the culture and customes

United Arabic Emirates dress code


Greetings from around the world

There are a number of ways to say Hello around the world, and just as many ways to show them.

http://mashable.com/2015/03/15/greetings-around-the-world/

Hello!... Salut!!... Hola!

Every language has an special way to greet and say "hello", the link below is going to open an interesting website dedicated to teach you how to say Hello in many different languages.

http://www.brighthubeducation.com/language-learning-tips/43902-greeting-cultural-differences-in-body-language/

21 Ways to Say Hello

jueves, 18 de junio de 2015

Culture clash experiences

 
Most people around the world have had cultural shocks when abroad. Here we will present you some interesting stories about people who experienced cultural suprises.
 
 

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130904-four-expats-cultural-surprises