Countries, Cultures and Gestures

The way people gesture is part of the culture of a country. Which is why I present you here a list of decent introductions into the culture of many countries. Be sure to check each second paragraph on ‘Communication Styles’ which includes speech and gestures. You can also learn about displays of emotion, and many other aspects of culture. More external links are given in numbers 2, 3, etc. Any posts on this site are indicated with the little logo.

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belgium Benin Bolivia Bosnia And Herzegovina Botswana Brazil 2 3 Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China 2 3 4 Colombia Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The Costa Rica Cote D’ivoire Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia 2 Finland France 2 Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic Of – 2 Iraq Ireland Israel Italy 2 3 Jamaica Japan 2 3 4 Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya

Korea, Republic Of 2 Kyrgyz Republic Lao, People’s Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Mali Mexico 2 Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal 2 Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Paraguay Peru Philippines 2 Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Africa 2 Spain 2 Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Taiwan 2 Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-leste Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay 2 Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Ps. Many, many thanks to the Canadian Office of Foreign Affairs for putting the info collected by their people online. Should the links break then please let me know. There is a mirror I can point you to.