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Different countries have different cultures. A same gesture may have distinct meanings in different countries. For instance, in
Different countries have different cultures. A same gesture may have distinct meanings in different countries. For instance, in
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Different countries have different cultures. A same gesture may have distinct meanings in different countries. For instance, in Africa, people knock at the table with their fingers to call waiters which is considered as impolite in China. In western countries, if you make a circle with your thumb and the index finger (食指), and then raise the other three fingers, you are suggesting "OK". The same gesture, however, means "money" in Japan while makes Brazilian people feel insulted (受侮辱的). With that in mind, you’d better learn about their custom before travelling to foreign countries.
Greeting is an important part of communication between people. When greeting someone, Americans tend to hold out their hands and look directly into his/her eyes and then smile. However, sometimes such behavior might bring nothing but misunderstanding in other countries. A handshake might not be accepted and looking others right in the eye can have different meanings.
Asian people regard physical contact as embarrassing; therefore, they do not shake hands. They have their own ways of greeting people. For Japanese, a slight bow of the head is enough. In Korea, women do not shake hands or hug with people; while men might shake hands accompanied by nodding the head once. In western Asia, Muslims do not make body contacts with women yet hug is generally accepted among men. Same thing happens on eye contact. In many countries, people avoid direct eye contact to show respect. This can cause misunderstanding, too. In fact, some Asian students have been regarded as lacking respect for their American teachers exactly because they failed to make eye contacts with their teachers.
Though different cultures seem to have different ways of greeting, smiling is taken as the universal gesture of friendliness. Smiling indicates happiness or agreement (同意) and it can also be used to mean "Excuse me" or "Please". So when you are not sure what to do, just smile.
What will be regarded as impolite?
选项
A、Make a direct eye contact with an American
B、Try to hug a Muslim woman
C、Bow to a Japanese when you first meet
D、Smile to a French in order to show that you are happy
答案
B
解析
细节题。题干意为“以下哪项中的行为会被认为是不礼貌的?”根据第三段末尾亚洲学生因为不与他们的美国老师进行眼神接触而被认为对老师有失尊重的例子可以推知美国人习惯进行直接的眼神接触,故A项的行为是礼貌的。根据第三段第三句“对日本来说,轻轻颔首就足够了。”可知点头致意是日本人的问候方式,故C项的行为是礼貌的。根据第四段第一句可知“微笑被看做是表达友好的通用方式”,因此D项对法国人微笑来表达自己喜悦的心情是礼貌的。根据第三段第五句“在西亚,穆斯林国家的人们并不与女性发生身体接触,但是男性之间通常可以互相拥抱。”可知穆斯林国家的女性是不与人进行身体接触的,所以B项的行为会被认为是不礼貌的。故B为正确答案。
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