- privately
- Showing respect
- Expressing disagreement
- Protecting themselves from perceived threats
Modern people experience many of the same basic emotions.
The technology around us has changed dramatically, but our desire for safety, connection, dignity, and personal space remains remarkably familiar.
A Gesture Can Mean Different Things in Different Cultures
It’s important to remember that gestures aren’t universal languages.
A hand sign that is friendly in one country can be offensive somewhere else.
A gesture that historically represented protection may have acquired a completely different meaning over time.
That’s why interpreting body
