gestures-conversation questions

GESTURESALEJANDRO FERRY

GESTURES

MOVEMENT OF THE BODY (SPECIALLY THE ARMS) THAT SHOWS OR EMPHASIZES A FEELING.

•WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON GESTURES THAT YOU USE?

WHAT ARE SOME GOOD GESTURES IN YOUR COUNTRY?

WHAT ABOUT THE BAD ONES?

CAN YOU THINK OF SOME GESTURES THAT

HAS DIFFERENT MEANINGS IN OTHER

COUNTRIES?

DID ANYBODY IN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY MADE

GESTURES THAT IS OFFENSIVE IN YOUR

CULTURE? IF SO, WHAT IS IT AND DID YOU AT

LEAST TELL IT TO HIM/HER?

WHAT ARE SOME BAD GESTURES WE ALWAYS SEE IN THE

MOVIES?

ARE THERE ANY GESTURES FROM

OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH YOU DON’T

KNOW THE MEANING?

DID YOU HAVE ANY GESTURES BEFORE

THAT YOU DON’T DO ANYMORE?

Have you ever made a mistake making offensive

gestures in other countries?

Did you ever received gestures that you

didn’t understand?

Do gestures help you in trying to tell what

you want to say?

Is there any gesture you can do

with your feet?

How do you signal waiters in

restaurants?

In your country, how do you signal that someone is crazy?

How do you signal that you are tired, bored or angry?

How do you gesture “Go Away!”

How do you count fingers in your

country?

When is it appropriate to point?

How do you tell “Drink alcohol”?

Have you ever made gestures on someone on

the phone though he doesn’t see you?

In dealing with gestures and actions, do we carry our own culture to other countries or

adopt to them?