Body language
One of the things that brings more confusion to my every day life here are the gestures, specially yes and no.
Turns out that in Turkey they lift theır eyebrows when they mean no. This brings confusion because, to me, this seems more like a yes than a no!
Also, my western no (knoding head from side to side) means I don't understand. So they just repeat the question :)
Check out this site for some turkish body language insight (must remember not to use the Gesture that means a person is homosexual , see last picture in the site)
Another thing I found interesting is greeting. So here's the result of my sociologic study:
PT Rules:
Turns out that in Turkey they lift theır eyebrows when they mean no. This brings confusion because, to me, this seems more like a yes than a no!
Also, my western no (knoding head from side to side) means I don't understand. So they just repeat the question :)
Check out this site for some turkish body language insight (must remember not to use the Gesture that means a person is homosexual , see last picture in the site)
Another thing I found interesting is greeting. So here's the result of my sociologic study:
| Occasion | Portugal | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Man - Man (not close) | Handshake | Handshake |
| Man - Woman (not close) | 2 kisses | Handshake |
| Woman - Woman (not close) | 2 kisses | Handshake |
| Man – Man (friends) | Handshake | 2 kisses |
| Man – Woman (friends) | 2 kisses | 2 kisses |
| Woman – Woman (friends) | 2 kisses | 2 kisses |
PT Rules:
- Man never kısses man
- Woman never handshakes
TR Rules:
- It doesn't matter if it's a man or woman, the only difference is being friend or not.
posted by Aziz | 19:32
8 Comments:
Hello!
You forgot that, in Portugal, Women DO handshake in formal business meetings but that is probably the ONLY exception ;-)
Men don't kiss but they often hug when they're close friends and family relatives!!
Do people hug in Turkey ?
By the way, have you found what "the word" means ? ;-)
Have fun!!!
RMA
Alô Sobrinho
Então já estás praticamente um verdadeiro Turco , verdade? Cuidado com essas modernices nada de beijocas aos amigos pois cá continuamos na mesma.
Como vai a tua vida por aí? Espero tudo bom, nos acabamos de chegar de Marrocos tb gente e hábitos bem diferentes de nós, mas foi uma experiencia gira....!
Bjos e saudades
MD
Salve nipote! (que bonito que fica, hein ?)
con questo finale delle "rules" ....ho capito perché mi "guardano sempre male" quando mi presento, con una bella stretta di mano !! per me , come per i turchi :"It doesn't matter if it's a man or woman, the only difference is being friend or not."
..se vivessi in Turkia farei un figurone !
P.S. se non capisci ...vai te queixar com Nnn, que pediu texto em italiano ! eh eh eh
Aquele abraço,
tizzy
Ciao brava Tizzi,si te capisco molto bene :-)Nnn
Paulo what are the news :-? you've been very quiet ... Hoşça kal!Nnn
My dear friend. We have not been commenting your texts, due to lack of skill to manage the blog tools. However we have been following very regularly your news and impressions. We want you to go on writing!
Don Corleone
Hey Don Corleone!
Why do you follow this blog with such interest? Do you want to do buisiness in Turkey too? I've come first :-)
Al Pacino
Whats this?
Holywood mafia following me?
I wonder if it's my godfather writing :)
Cheers!
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