Cultural Differences in Cues

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Across
  1. 1. Western culture seen as a welcoming gesture. North Europe and Far East doing this will require an apology
  2. 2. Done with index finger in US, little finger in Germany and whole hand in Japan
  3. 4. in America, good job! In Middle East, not nice "up yours"
  4. 5. US sees a foul/natural one offensive. Arabic culture considers the natural body ____ normal.
  5. 6. When sitting, doing this in Western culture is polite, especially if wearing a dress or skirt. In Japan, Ghana and Turkey, it is seen as disrespectful.
Down
  1. 1. Western culture perceives a strong one as authoritative, Far East sees that as aggressive
  2. 3. Western culture sees unbroken ___ as confident. Many Asian, African and Latin countries see this as aggressive and confrontational
  3. 5. Seen as problematic in conversations in Western Cultures. In China seen as an agreement. In Japan, from women considered feminine.