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Some of the most common American gestures have very different meanings in 1 areas of the world.Take the handshake for example.In America, a strong, 2 handshake shows a confident person, someone you can trust, a good leader, but people might be 3 in Asia and the Middle East where they prefer a much looser handshake.Other American gestures are considered very 4 in other countries, such as direct eye contact.To an American, eye contact shows that someone is telling the truth or is 5 in what he or she hears.But if you lived in parts of Asia or Africa, people might be 6 .There are many chances for you to be confused by gestures and body 7 when you travel. 8 your head up and down for “yes” and shaking your head from side to side for “no” mean the 9 in parts of eastern Europe.The same applies to waving your hand left to right for “hello” or “goodbye”.This can mean “ 10 ” in Asia and parts of Europe! If you go to Argentina, you might be offended and think someone is calling you crazy when you see them 11 at their head or ear and move their first finger in a circle.Although this means someone or something is 12 in America, in Argentina, it just means that you have a phone call!
