Assistance needed on English class assignment

What is your gender? Male
(Optional) Your age and what do you do by occupation? 21, looking for a job, just finished university
Where are you from (country and where in the country) ? Just outside (30 miles) London, UK
What is/are your native language(s)? English
When you are talking, how far away do you usually stand (or sit) from people? Please give your answers for
1. family members Few cms - half a metre
2. intimate friends Few cms - half a metre
3. normal acquaintances Half a metre - three quarters of a metre
4. strangers A metre
respectively.
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 Rarely
2. intimate friends Occasionally
3. normal acquaintances Rarely
4. strangers Never
respectively.
Continued: If people touch more frequently (than the answer you gave in the last question), how do you feel? Depends who they are. Most likely "uncomfortable" or like one wants to flinch from the touch.
In your culture, do people usually look at others when in an elevator? They try not to, apart from the first evaluative glance
In your culture, do people try hard not to touch others when in an moderately-to-much-crowded elevator? Yes
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. Mostly, yes
In your culture, do people maintain frequent (yet not excessive) eye contact when talking to others? Not always, but a large cross section of people do
In your culture, what do people do non-verbally, when they first meet someone new? (for example, exchanging handshakes, bowing, ...etc) Shake hands
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 "Everything is fine/good"
2. Crossing your fingers This is done for good luck, either for oneself or wishing good luck upon another
3. Shurgging your shoulders "I don't know" or "I don't care"
4. Winking A sort of secret, knowing non-verbal exchange or "good luck" again.

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