Shoutbox

# What is your gender? Male
# (Optional) Your age and what do you do by occupation? 17 Student
# Where are you from (country and where in the country)? Canada, Montreal, Quebec
# 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 1 Metre
   2. intimate friends 1 Metre
   3. normal acquaintances 1.5 Metres
   4. strangers 2-3 Metres

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 Sometimes
   3. normal acquaintances No
   4. strangers No

respectively.
# Continued: If people touch more frequently (than the answer you gave in the last question), how do you feel? Depends On How Well I Know Them

# In your culture, do people usually look at others when in an elevator? No
# 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. Depends How I Feel, I Don't Find Looking Directly At Anyone
# In your culture, do people maintain frequent (yet not excessive) eye contact when talking to others? Often

# In your culture, what do people do non-verbally, when they first meet someone new? (for example, exchanging handshakes, bowing, ...etc) Hand Shakes, Nodding

# 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 Perfect/ Good Job
   2. Crossing your fingers Good Luck
   3. Shurgging your shoulders Confused or Don't Know
   4. Winking Keep It Between Us/Secret or Play Along/Watch This