NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION AFRICA unai argiri

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Non-Verbal Communication- Africa

Africa

Africa in some aspects is very different to us, so today we are going to speak about the non-verbal communication of some places from Africa.

Kenya

Physical contact: Physical contact --> kept to a minimum Affection between couples --> not acceptable behaviour Inappropriate to touch an elder

Personal space: not consider rude --> to stand close to another’s In rural areas are closer than in urban areas.

• Eye contact:

Direct eye contact --> to show interest and honesty.

• Pointing:

To point with the index finger --> rude. People point with their chin or their lips in the direction they want to indicate.

• Beckoning:

They do 'tsk' sound --> to get someone's attetion

• Smiling:

Kenyans tend to smile a lot in conversation.

South Africa

Expression and Body Language: Blacks use more expressions and body language than Whites

Personal space: Blacks are more closer than Whites

Gestures: Peace sign is very rude if your palm is facing towards yourself.

Eye contact: South Africans tend to maintain eye contact in the duration of a conversation.

Pointing: Rude --> to use your index finger to point at someone.

Hands: Some ethnic groups ---> find it impolite to make gestures with the left hand. Putting your hands in your pockets --> disrepectful

Zimbabwe

Kneel down --> humility and respect when talking to people of a higher authority or age

Kneeling

Direct eye contact --> Normal It is best to look away intermittently to avoid appearing disrespectful.

Eye contact

• Gestures:

To salute a political party --> Raise the hand with fingers spread and palm forward.

• Expressions:

Rude --> to frown, stick out one’s tongue, make a hissing sound with one’s mouth or lick one’s lips whilst looking at a person of the opposite gender.

• Body language:

Having one’s hand in one’s pockets --> bad manners.

• Personal space:

Common --> to keep an arm's length of personal space. Men and women usually keep their distance from one another.

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