Learn something useful

Every body of us like travelling. Althought we learn forgeign languages, we can just communicate using gestures. There are a lot of differences between meaning of body language in various foreign countries. So be careful, it is all too easy to make mistakes.

For example, this fisrt symbol. In many countries, mainly in the U.S. in means „all right“. But in Japan it means „money“ and in France it means „zero“.




What do you think about this? I can say that this is a trick guestion. The symbol is both a heavy metal symbol and a way to ward off bad luck, evil spirits. In past Ronnie James Dio make this symbol popular among heavy metal fans. Growing up in an Italian family he saw his grandmother making this symbol to ward off the evil eye.

In this picture man is sitting on the chair. According to you is he doing something wrong? If he is in a slovak office, it is all right. But you do not do it in middle eastern countries and Thailand. There the food is considered the lowest part of the body, psysically as well as spiritually. If you expose the sole of your foot in these countries you will be in a heck of a mess.

Is your dream to visit Tibet? You experience a surprise by all means. You will be greeted by Tibetan native who will make this face. There sticking your tongue out is a friendly greeting.:) In spite of this form of greeting in Kenya you will be shocked more. Old women will give you a blessing. I think you will wondere at their strange behaviour. Before shaking hands old person of two meeting spitting on their hand. It transfer the goodness of their spirit in saliva as a blessing to you.


In our country, in U.S. you gesture to somebody „ok“ by this symbol. But it is not true in parts of the Middle East. „ How you like your food?“ ask you your host after eating. Your mouth is full and you give him a „thumbs up“. Probably you are in an embarrasing situation because it means you want to have sexual ralations with this person.

I hope you do not want to embrrass yourself or ruin in foreign country because you made wrong gesture or broke an important social custom. So we should international body language. We never know where we will need this.
arizonka