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RE: Assistance needed on English class assignment
1. What is your gender? Male
2. (Optional) Your age and what do you do by occupation? 15, Student
3. Where are you from (country and where in the country)? South Wales, UK
4. What is/are your native language(s)? Welsh, English
5. When you are talking, how far away do you usually stand (or sit) from people? Please give your answers for
1. family members: about a metre
2. intimate friends about a metre, sometimes closer
3. normal acquaintances: about a metre
4. strangers: about 2 metres
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: Sometimes
2. intimate friends: Sometimes
3. normal acquaintances: Sometimes
4. strangers: No
respectively.
7. Continued: If people touch more frequently (than the answer you gave in the last question), how do you feel?
I think its a bit weird
8. In your culture, do people usually look at others when in an elevator? Not really
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.
I keep eye contact with my family and friends, but with others it feels kinda weird after a while
11. In your culture, do people maintain frequent (yet not excessive) eye contact when talking to others?
AFAIK yeah
12. In your culture, what do people do non-verbally, when they first meet someone new? (for example, exchanging handshakes, bowing, ...etc)
Handshake
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 - Everything is fine
2. Crossing your fingers - Hope things go well
3. Shurgging your shoulders - You don't know something
4. Winking - A sign that someone is joking
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