Clash of cultures

Italians during a conversation constantly raise their hands to the sky. The fact that it may seem like a love to touch is, in fact, a simple attempt to stop an overly talkative interlocutor. In order to stop the Italian, you need to grab his hand and lower it. The British and Germans during the conversation most resemble paralytics. The need to talk with the Italians or the French plunges them into horror, and they do their best to avoid it. The French are actively gesticulating with their hands and forearms during a conversation. The Italians are involved in the conversation and the hands, and the whole body. The British and Germans still listen to the interlocutors.
When it comes to international business, the smallest, completely innocent, in your opinion, gesture can ruin a serious deal. And here neither elegant appearance, nor sharpness of expressions, nor profitability of the made offer will help you. Our studies in 42 countries have shown that North Americans have the least sensitivity to cultural differences and, surprisingly, the British. Taking into account that 86% of Americans do not have passports, it is not surprising that most of them cannot imagine the customs of other nations and their body language. Even George W. Bush issued his passport only after his election as president of the United States in order to be able to make official state visits. The British, by contrast, travel very actively, but at the same time they consider that everyone around should use the English language of body movements, speak English and eat fried fish with chips. Most foreigners do not expect from you that you must know their language. However, the traveler, who finds time to study and further use local signals of the body language, makes the most favorable impression on others. By your behavior, you express respect for the culture of another nation.