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BRAZILMALAYSIA
Comparison of Non-VerbalCommunication between
and
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NAME Brazil
LOCATION Central & South America
GOVERNMENT
Federal republic (democracy)OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE
Portuguese is the official language. Spanish,
English, and French are also spoken.
MAJOR
RELIGION(S)
Roman Catholic 80%. Protestant 15% . 5 %
consists of Buddhism, Judaism, Shinto,
Islam, Candomble, Macumba, and a variety
of offshoots of Christianity.
MAJORETHNIC
GROUPS
An intriguing mix of Portuguese, Japanese,Italian, German, and Amerindian population.
Around 55% of the population is white,
38% mulatto, 6% black, and 1% other that
Japanese, Amerindian, and Arab.
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NAME: Malaysia
LOCATION: Asia
GOVERNMENT: Constitutional Monarchy
OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE:
Bahasa Malaysia is the official language
and spoken throughout the country.
Chinese (various dialects), Tamil, Thai,
English and several ethnic and regional
dialects are spoken as well.
MAJOR
RELIGION(S):
52% Muslim, 17% Buddhist, 12% Taoist,
8% Christian, 8% Hindu, 2% tribal with
Shamanism mostly practiced in East
Malaysia.
MAJOR ETHNIC
GROUPS:
Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous
11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8%.
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Theenvironment
Language
Bodymovement
Chronemics Proxemics
Paralanguage
Kinesics
Posture
Gestures
Haptics
Oculesics
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The study of nonverbal communication thatrelates to attitudes about time management.
DIFFERENCES
BRAZIL MALAYSIA
Relaxed attitude towards time.Concern over how time is
spent.
Tardiness and/or a last minutechange of plans are common.
(Things will get done.)
Punctuality is very important.
(e.g. time is money)
Speed of speech is faster Speed of speech is slower
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DIFFERENCES
IMAGE BRAZIL MALAYSIA
Man greets Woman
If a woman wishes to shake
hands with a man, she should
extend her hand first. I Common for man and
woman to exchange kisses on
the cheek during first meeting.
Accompanied with a touch on
the arm and shoulder and also
with kisses on cheek
Man greets Woman
Man and woman have
their own certain distance.
Mostly shaking hand isoptional either the man or
the woman to do it first.
No exchanges kisses
happened.
It is considered rude if one
steps back. Physical closeness
as well as occasional bumping
of another person is common.
Stepping back doesnt
considered as rude. It is a
common to have a
distance when
communicating.
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SIMILARITIES
BRAZIL MALAYSIA
Personal space and physical space are not
emphasized. For example, a person will stand less
than a foot away from the other when conversing.
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The study of voice and how words are said which includesfactors such as tone of voice, loudness, inflection and pitch.
DIFFERENCES
BRAZIL MALAYSIA
The speaker speak at a high
tone during conversation
Malaysian speaks in a lower
tone compared to the Brazilian
Rhythm of speech and body
gestures are faster
Rhythm of speech and body
gestures are slower
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The second division concerns body movement. This isthe typical branch most people think of when they hear
"nonverbal communication".
There are many different types of cues, which include:
Kinesics
Posture
Gesture
Haptics
Oculesics
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Oculesics is the focus on eye contact and movement.
Gazing and prolonged eye contact play vital roles in
communication - not to mention more technical eye
movements like blink rates and pupil dilation.
DIFFERENCES
BRAZIL MALAYSIAAvoiding eye contact to
show respect
Having eye contact means
respect
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Haptics is a nonverbal communication which concernstouching.
These actions include: handshakes, high fives, kissing, rubbing
shoulders and holding hands.
DIFFERENCES
BRAZIL MALAYSIA
Students greet teachers with a kiss on
both cheeks.
Students greet teachers with shake
hand (salam).
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DIFFERENCES Brazilian culture Malaysian culture
Are You an Idiot? sigh
Bullshit None
If were asked a question and
they did not know the answer
, they will flick their fingertips
under their chin.
.
If asked a question and
they do not know the
answer ,they will shake
their head
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DIFFERENCES Brazilian culture Malaysian culture
OK sign
The "O.K." sign is
considered very rude
and vulgar
The O.K. sign is
referred to
approval meaning.
Rubbing the two index fingers of
each hand together
Indicates close
friendship betweentwo people
No meaning
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SIMILARITIES
IMAGE DESCRIPTION
Thumbs up and downThumbs up means OK, cool, positive, good-luck,
thanks, you're cool, I agree. Thumbs down means
the opposite.
Shaking the head indicates disagreement or
disapproval
DRINKS Asking friends to get a drink
EXPENSIVE Saying about something that is too expensive
CRAZY Represent someone is crazy
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SIMILARITIES
IMAGE DESCRIPTION
When we thumbs up two finger, it is sign
of peace.
Corna gestures is not appropriate with
the culture of country in Brazil is referred
to cuckold (unfaithful wife)
Also carry a meaning the Satan, the
horned God
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