It also includes specialist ways of communicating for when someone can't speak, are deaf, or don't speak the language. ... In the Italian culture, excitement is shown a lot more obviously than in the UK, for example, and non-verbal communication tends to be a lot more obvious. ... Making a circle with the thumb and forefinger means OK in Western cultures. ...
When providing care, distance, body space, consent, touching, culture, posture, professional boundaries and proximity are seen as essential part of caring. ... According to Encyclopaedia of Management (2009), "While this body language is generally well understood in each culture, there are major cultural differences in nonverbal communication." Thurman (2011) says in some Hindu communities, folding your arms is assign of humility whereas in Western cultures this could be a sign of stubbornness or aggression. ... Whereas the method of signing is different for deaf and blind person as...
