# What is your gender? Male
# (Optional) Your age and what do you do by occupation? 12/Help out at
http://www.hub42.com
# Where are you from (country and where in the country?) Bc, Canada
# What is/are your native language(s)?English/French
# When you are talking, how far away do you usually stand (or sit) from people? Please give your answers for
1. family members
oesn't really matter...
2. intimate friends:If by that you mean girlfriend, then right beside.
3. normal acquaintances:About a foot...
4. strangers:I don't talk to strangers.
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:No...
2. intimate friends:Umm, I don't feel comfortable answering that
3. normal acquaintances:I don't touch them...
4. strangers: Definately not.
respectively.
# Continued: If people touch more frequently (than the answer you gave in the last question), how do you feel? I'm not answering this, sorry
# In your culture, do people usually look at others when in an elevator?Yes
# In your culture, do people try hard not to touch others when in an moderately-to-much-crowded elevator?No
# Do you look people in the eyes when you are talking to them? Sometimes with my friends, just a glance though.
Girlfriend, almost always.
Famliy, same as friends.
Strangers, I stay away from strangers.
Note your answer may vary depending on whom you are talking to; please give your answer as detailedly as possible.
# In your culture, do people maintain frequent (yet not excessive) eye contact when talking to others? Umm, sort of.
# In your culture, what do people do non-verbally, when they first meet someone new? (for example, exchanging handshakes, bowing, ...etc) They like, wave and stuff.
# 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. It looks only like an "O" not an "OK
2. Crossing your fingers. It means black magic, or w/e. (It blocks cooties)
3. Shrugging your shoulders. Means they are stupid.
4. Winking. Means they like you