Uyen Nguyen
11/5/2014

Body language is very important in communication. Every county has a different gesture to imply a specific thing. In Viet Nam, body language is not as common as in the US, however we also have some.

The most important body language in Viet Nam is putting up the middle fingers. That means pointing to things and asking for something. For example, when people buy something in a market, especially with the housewife, they often use their middle fingers to ask each item.

There are some different meanings in gesture between the US and some other countries. For example, shaking hand is very common in America and it shows that when doing a person to person introduction. And in America, it is considered a very rude gesture when people refuse a handshke. However, in Saui Arabia, people can shake a man's hand after meeting him but people can not shake a woman's hand at all in greeting.

In conclusion, body language is one of the necessary way to communicate between people. However, before doing that, people have to understand their culture and know what does it means in their country.