To communicate non-verbally effectively I must consider different cultures. In western cultures eye contact is considered you’re interacting, in many others such as Hispanic and Asian it is considered disrespectful (Americans look directly in each other’s eyes when talking.b.
Most Western people think that if people are afraid to lookothers in the eye, means they are hiding something or lying.c. In China, long eye contact makes people weird and peoplefrequently avoid direct eye contact with others.d. In Japan and Africa, prolonged eye contact is offensive anddisrespectful.e. In Arabic cultures, prolonged eye contact shows interest andhelps them understand the other person.
.f. People from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean avoideye contact to show respect.
