Cross-cultural misunderstandings are rife among gestures of beckonings and farewells in different parts of our planet. For example, the American gesture for "come here" could mean "good-bye" to Italians. Axtell (1998) observes, "the way people beckon one another around the world can be almost as diverse as the way we greet and bid farewell to one another." Today we look into popular hand gestures to signal farewells and to beckon. 1. In the United States , common gesture for getting someone's attention, as when calling a waiter is to raise a hand about head high with the index finger raised (exactly the girl's hand gesture on Samulli's header ) If an American used that gesture to a waiter in Germany , saying "Water please," the German waiter would bring two glasses of water In Japan it is rude; pointing a finger at anyone is considered impolite 2. Italians and Greeks will often wave goodbye with the arm extended, palm up,...
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thanks for joining us this week, hope you didn't have too hard a time looking for the appropriate picture!
mukhang ganyan ang mga little boys, kailangan stolen ang mga pics nila.
thanks for visiting!
happy MM!
zoan, oo nga totoo... :D
Willa, i'll go get him an electric guitar :)
Shy, yong dapat mabilis ka ng pagshoot, tama yon lol... nakakapagod nga lang kung minsan
Thom, yeah i think so too he's growing fast despite being a picky eater. that's a good perspective you have there - how come i didn't think of that angle? boys! lol
chubs, yon ang sabi ng lola nya - mas tidy daw ang maiksi kaya within an hour of our arrival at home, maiksi na kaagad buhok nya.
bonz, napagkamalan yang babae sa immigration in manila people in hongkong were undecided, lol!
simply kim, a few rules get in the way sometimes
Indrani, that's right
Jona, yeah... different stages they go through are always interesting to Moms, aren't they? :)