gestures-conversation questions
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GESTURESALEJANDRO FERRY
GESTURES
MOVEMENT OF THE BODY (SPECIALLY THE ARMS) THAT SHOWS OR EMPHASIZES A FEELING.
•WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON GESTURES THAT YOU USE?
WHAT ARE SOME GOOD GESTURES IN YOUR COUNTRY?
WHAT ABOUT THE BAD ONES?
CAN YOU THINK OF SOME GESTURES THAT
HAS DIFFERENT MEANINGS IN OTHER
COUNTRIES?
DID ANYBODY IN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY MADE
GESTURES THAT IS OFFENSIVE IN YOUR
CULTURE? IF SO, WHAT IS IT AND DID YOU AT
LEAST TELL IT TO HIM/HER?
WHAT ARE SOME BAD GESTURES WE ALWAYS SEE IN THE
MOVIES?
ARE THERE ANY GESTURES FROM
OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH YOU DON’T
KNOW THE MEANING?
DID YOU HAVE ANY GESTURES BEFORE
THAT YOU DON’T DO ANYMORE?
Have you ever made a mistake making offensive
gestures in other countries?
Did you ever received gestures that you
didn’t understand?
Do gestures help you in trying to tell what
you want to say?
Is there any gesture you can do
with your feet?
How do you signal waiters in
restaurants?
In your country, how do you signal that someone is crazy?
How do you signal that you are tired, bored or angry?
How do you gesture “Go Away!”
How do you count fingers in your
country?
When is it appropriate to point?
How do you tell “Drink alcohol”?
Have you ever made gestures on someone on
the phone though he doesn’t see you?
In dealing with gestures and actions, do we carry our own culture to other countries or
adopt to them?