Shoutbox

1. What is your gender? Male
   
2. (Optional) Your age and what do you do by occupation? 17 / Student
   
3. Where are you from (country and where in the country)? Finland, let's just say southwestern part as I doubt the actual name of the area would help you in any way.
   
4. What is/are your native language(s)? Swedish and Finnish
   
   
5. When you are talking, how far away do you usually stand (or sit) from people? Please give your answers for
   1. family members Hmm, this depends on the situation. Sometimes I shout from my room, but more often it's closer than that, so let's say 1-2 meters.
      
   2. intimate friends Same situation here as on the last one, 1-2 meters.
      
   3. normal acquaintances Not quite as close, mabye 2-3 meters.
      
   4. strangers 2-3 meters.
   respectively.
   
6. When you are talking, do you (consciously) touch the people you are talking to? If yes, how frequently? Please give your answers for
   1. family members Never
      
   2. intimate friends Never
      
   3. normal acquaintances Never
      
   4. strangers Never
   respectively.
   
7. Continued: If people touch more frequently (than the answer you gave in the last question), how do you feel? Depends on the person, but it would be a "huh?"-feeling.
   
   
8. In your culture, do people usually look at others when in an elevator? No, unless they know each ohter.
   
9. In your culture, do people try hard not to touch others when in an moderately-to-much-crowded elevator? Yes
   
   
10. Do you look people in the eyes when you are talking to them? Note your answer may vary depending on whom you are talking to; please give your answer as detailedly as possible. Yes, at least I try. It's the same for everyone I talk to, sometimes I might look at something else for a second, but I always try to maintain eye contact.
    
11. In your culture, do people maintain frequent (yet not excessive) eye contact when talking to others? I would say so, yes.
    
    
12. In your culture, what do people do non-verbally, when they first meet someone new? (for example, exchanging handshakes, bowing, ...etc) Shake hands.
    
    
13. Give your ideas about the special meanings (if any) of the following hand/body gestures and facial expressions in your culture:
    1. The OK sign: forefinger and the tumb joining a circle Not used at all
       
    2. Crossing your fingers When you have your fingers crossed behind your back it means you are telling a white lie. It means nothing else (no good luck, like in some ohter countries).
       
    3. Shurgging your shoulders That you don't know or are unsure.
       
    4. Winking Not really that much used, if used it usually means that you have done something clever, told a good joke or something.

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