To convey respect and other traditional values, Vietnamese usually choose non-verbal gestures, such as gentle bows, friendly smiles, nods and eye contact. . .
If we are close friends, silence means we are listening to each other and understand it. But there will be awkward situations if we are just acquainted.
The eyes play an important role in nonverbal communication and such things as looking, staring and blinking are important nonverbal behaviors. People also utilize eye gaze as a means to determine if someone thinking. Examples, because of different cultures: In Asia (including Middle East), keeping eye contact with someone of authority implies rudeness and can be mistaken as a provoking mean of communication. In Western societies, eye contact can imply empathy and comes across as a type of emotional connection. And religious differences: In extremist religions, eye contact is sometimes frowned upon amongst people of the opposite sex. Muslim women lower their gaze when in the presence of men.
When people have seen colleague or their friends that they know them. They have to shake hands and kiss on their cheeks
However, non-verbal communication plays an indispensable part likes spoken communication in Vietnamese society.
To convey respect and other traditional values, Vietnamese
usually
choose non-verbal gestures, such as gentle bows, friendly smiles, nods and
eye
contact
.
.
.
If we are close friends, silence means we are listening to each other and understand it.
But
there will be awkward situations if we are
just
acquainted.
The
eyes
play an
important
role in nonverbal
communication
and such things as looking, staring and blinking are
important
nonverbal behaviors.
People
also
utilize
eye
gaze as a means to determine if someone thinking. Examples,
because
of
different
cultures: In Asia (
including Middle East
), keeping
eye
contact
with someone of authority implies rudeness and can
be mistaken
as a provoking mean of
communication
. In Western societies,
eye
contact
can imply empathy and
comes
across as a type of emotional connection. And religious differences: In extremist religions,
eye
contact
is
sometimes
frowned upon amongst
people
of the opposite sex. Muslim women lower their gaze when in the presence of
men
.
When
people
have
seen
colleague or their friends that they know them. They
have to
shake hands and kiss on their cheeks
However
, non-verbal
communication
plays an indispensable part likes spoken
communication
in Vietnamese society.