nonverbal comunication touch

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  TOUCH

As one of nonverbal communication, touch also takes important role in communication even culturally. Sometimes we need a purposive touch while speaking. In culture, there are some rule what to touch and what forbidden to be touched. Shaking hand is the most common touch in culture but different culture will define contrast to each other. In united states, shaking with wet hand can be considered as nervous. In korea, people touch their forearm with their left hand while shake hands. Fijians greet each other with a smile and raised eyebrows, but a handshake is acceptable. Men should wait for Filipino women to extend their hands. Men may also pat one another on the back. Tahitians usually kiss each other on the cheek when meeting. The French shake hands and often kiss cheeks in greeting others too. 

definition of Culture Shock, Stereotype, Intercultural Competence, and Ethnosentrism

Culture Shock is suprised feeling of someone who come to another place/country, look at the native people behaviour or habit that is contradict or unusual for the visitor. The visitor feels very different in that kind of environtment and  nearly can not stand for it. For example, an indonesian man, from village, go abroad to study or work in USA find out that women mostly wear a very short skirt, underwear-like clothes. Actually he feels very shock or surprised because in indonesia its very rare for woman to wear such clothes.

Stereotype is a kind of oversimplified or too generalized culture of a specific people which make mostly negative point to the people and their culture. For example, someone who thinks that all arabian are rude and won’t go in arab.

Intercultural Competence is the ability of someone who can easily get along with other people even they come from different culture. This competence is cosist of skill, knowledge and attitudes towards other people from diferent culture. For example, an indonesian who cooperates with some foreign bussiness, sometimes visit partner places and behave polite such as bowing with bussiness partner from japan or korea to show respect and welcome. Different case will happen  if he meets with thai partner, he puts his hand, combine his palms in front of  his chest and greet.