t to be a good gesture. It shows attentiveness, confidence and honesty. Other cultures such as Asian, Middle Eastern, Hispanic and Native American do not take it as a good expression.
On the one hand, the European customs of eye contact especially in such countries as Spain, France and Germany tends to be Metro similar to that in the United States. It is considered proper and polite to maintain almost constant eye contact with another person during a business exchange or a conversation. Yet eye contact also has more flirtatious aspects than it does in the U. S. In the U. S. , people often avoid eye contact in crowded impersonal public situations such as while walking through a busy downtown or riding public transportation. In a country like France, however, a stranger may feel quite free to look at someone he is interested in and try to acknowledge his interest by making eye contact.
Middle Eastern cultures, largely Muslim, have strict rules regarding eye contact between the sexes; these rules are connected to religious laws about appropriateness. Only a brief moment of eye contact would be permitted between a man and a woman, if at all. On the other hand, in many Middle Eastern cultures, intense eye contact between those of the same gender especially between men can mean I am telling you the truth! I am genuine in what I say!"
In many Asian, African and Latin American cultures, extended eye contact can be taken as an affront or a challenge of authority. It is often considered more polite to have only sporadic or brief eye contact, especially between people of different social registers (like a student and a teacher, or a child and his elder relatives).
Gestures
Gestures such as thumbs up can be interpreted differently in different cultures.
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