6. Give examples to show how olfactics is an important aspect of intercultural non-verbal communication.

Olfactics is a non-verbal communication study of smell. We tend to react to people based on their smell. For both men and women body smell is one of the most important subconscious factors of choosing a life mate. During interaction body odor or too much perfume can make even the most attractive person seem repulsive. For ex. in Bali when lover great one another they brief deeply in a kind f friendly sniffing. In Chine for ex. people think that US people produce odor which is offensive.

7. Identify cultures that are comfortable with bodily contact and those that avoid bodily contact. Give examples of appropriate and inappropriate bodily contact in the us.

Whether or not someone will be offended by being touched during conversation depends on their culture. For example in France and Italy people love to touch as they talk, while British prefer not to touch unless it is on sports field. One area where handshakes, kissing and bear hugs have not become established is Japan, where such bodily contacts considered impolite. However there is a short list: Don’t touch countries considered to be Germany, Japan, USA and Canada, England, Australia, New Zeeland, Portugal Scandinavia etc., Touch countries considered to be India, France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Middle East etc.

8. Discuss cultural differences in body language of people in the us, Japan, China, Italy, Greece and Latin America.

It’s impossible to know all of the different cultural differences in body language that you can run into. For example, in parts of Northern Europe a quick firm “one-pump” handshake is the norm. In parts of Southern Europe, Central and South America, a handshake is longer and warmer. In China, if someone is doing business, it is widely accepted to have NO personal space at all. Strangers regularly touch when standing near each other. On the other hand, some cultures require much more space than in America. In Japan, Scandinavia, and England, touching is less frequent. In Latino cultures, touching is encouraged. This may not have a place in this article, but still interesting: NEVER touch a person’s head. You may see two men walk hand in hand or with an arm around another's shoulder. It is a sign of friendship in China. However, Americans strongly disapprove it. The situation is regarded as homosexual in American culture. American usually use two hands to push against the crowd. In China, people, however, are accustomed to get through the crowed by their bodies with the arms keeping close to two sides.

9. Explain how use of color communicates nonverbal messages.

Chromatics: communication of messages through colors. Colors mean one thing in the US, but something different in Asia or Africa. E.g., in US you wear black when mourning, in India white. In Hong Kong traditional bridal dresses are red, in Poland white. In Chile a yellow roses means “I do not like you”, in US the opposite. A single color can have many different meanings in different cultures. In Asia orange is a positive, spiritually enlightened, and life-affirming color, while in the US it is a color of road hazards, traffic delays, and fast-food restaurants.