Gestures: Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World

Don't move your hands in another culture until you first read this insightful guide to what you might be saying, both intentionally and unintentionally!

Gestures: Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World

By Roger E. Axtell
This guide in the popular 8-volume "Do's and Taboos" series outlines the meanings of your nonverbal behaviors in other countries. Indeed, before you raise your hand to signal the waiter, extend your thumb to hitchhike, or flash the "OK" sign with thumb and forefinger, STOP! Think of where you are and exactly what you are trying to say - otherwise you could create an international incident.
Remember when President Bush thought he was flashing the "V" for Victory sign to cheering Australians? Exploring the ins and outs of body language from head to toe, this revised and expanded edition of Roger Axtell's indispensable guide takes you all around the world of gestures what they mean, how to use them, and when to avoid them. The book includes:

Updates about the 200 most popular gestures and signals and dozens of new examples.
New sections covering special gestures - from American Sign Language and tai chi to flirting and kissing.
Information to guide you through gestures country by country - from Switzerland to Japan, Nigeria to the Netherlands.
Amusing anecdotes and helpful hypothetical scenarios.

Don't move your hands in another culture until you first read this insightful guide to what you might be saying, both intentionally and unintentionally! 238 pages. 1998.
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