I
know we are meant to be discussing three cultures where eye contact
is taboo, however all the posts are reading the same. So I'm going to
answer this week's task differently and try to get a discussion
going. It's over the 100 word count but I found these fascinating...
- the use of a finger or hand to indicate “come here please” in some cultures is very offensive
- pointing with one finger is considered to be rude in some cultures and Asians typically use their entire hand to
- point to something
- while patting a child’s head is considered to be a friendly or affectionate gesture in our
- culture, it is considered inappropriate by many Asians to touch someone on the head,
- which is believed to be a sacred part of the body
- in the Middle East, the left hand is
- reserved for bodily hygiene and should not be used to touch another or transfer objects
- in Muslim cultures, touch between opposite gendered individuals is generally
- inappropriate
- it is common in our culture for adults to admire babies and young children
- and comment upon how cute they are, this is avoided in Hmong and Vietnamese cultures
- for fear that these comments may be overheard by a spirit that will try to steal the baby or
- otherwise cause some harm to come to him or her.
Michelle.
Ideka
J & Tidwell C (n.d.) Health
Screening Recommendations for Children & Adults : Cultural
Differences in Non-Verbal Communication Vermont
Department of Health. Retrieved from:
http://healthvermont.gov/family/toolkit/tools%5CF-6%20Cultural%20Differences%20in%20Nonverbal%20Communic.pdf
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