Body Language

Body language is one of the ways for people to communicate. Sometimes people who have a conversation using body language to be understand each other or showing their feeling. Using body language is an important when we communicate each other. It constitutes 50 % what we are communicating. In Indonesia, Indonesian people does many of the body language. These are 3 commons of body language in Indonesia.

Hand Shake

A hand shake is usually used by people when they meet each other and also for younger people to older people. For a hand shake which is used by people when they meet it means that they care and wants to know how their partner doing by asking “How are you?” . Then for a hand shake which is used by younger people to older people it means showing a respect each other. So a hand shake in Indonesia is meaningful for most of Indonesian and it’s one of of the traditions in Indonesia.

Smile

Smile is most indicated about friendly and happiness. There are two kinds of smile. First is smile with showing the teeth and second smile without showing the teeth. When people smile with showing their teeth, it means that they are happy or having a pleasure. Then when people smile without showing their teeth just smile with putting the lips together it means that they want to be friendly to another people. In Indonesia when people see each other on the street or public place and just passed usually they smile to each other means that they want to be friendly and give a sign that “I know you or I see you” even they are not saying it.

Eye Contact

The eye contact is most indicated about honest or dishonest. When people talking then see on their partner eyes means that they trust and honest to the person who is talking and also can be as a feeling interested in the conversation. But sometimes when people talking and the partner doesn’t look back on their partner eyes it may indicates that people doesn’t feel comfortable or don’t really trust the partner. Another thing it’s can be the shy person.

That's all my opinion about body language which common used in Indonesia.

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