世界手势拾趣ppt课件.ppt

The highlights of the world gestures
世界手势拾趣
01-08-2011
Body language
A kind munication without words by the body that may include gestures, expressions on the face, movements of the body, ornaments and clothes.
These are the ways that most people are not aware they are sending or receiving messages all the time.
We often have misunderstanding each other, because not all body language means the same thing in different countries.
Today, I only tell you about kinds of gestures.
Gestures
Gesture means municate and express by the movement and manners of our hands and fingers.
In our daily life, every one makes gestures, but many gestures have distinct regional and cultural features.
The” Thumbs-up” sign
Take a lift North America
Enough Greece
Very rude Nigeria
Good
China, Australia , Britain, America
Pray lucky
America, Sri Lanka , Mexico , Holand
Man, Your father, old fogey Japan, korea
The” Thumbs-up”
The thumbs-up sign means good or good going in the . And it also used for hitchhiking in America.
However, in the eastern countries like Bangladesh and other Islamic countries, this gesture is a rude sign.
The” v” gesture sign
In the ., it stands for victory or peace. Across the continent in England, the “V” is a rude challenge.
Cuckold
Italy
Raise one’s little finger
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In China, raising one’s little finger means bad or look down on somebody.
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In Japan, people raise their little fingers to express one is their lover.
The finger beckoning
In the , it’s a signal to call people.
In the oriental east like Japan, it is a rude gesture.
In Singapore, curling the index finger signifies death.
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