Body language is quiet and secret and it is the most powerful language of all! It speaks louder than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 1than we realize. In fact, nonverbal communication takes up about 50% of what we really2. And body language is particularly 3 when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so 4 a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 5, different societies treat the distance between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 6 contact (接触)even with friends, and certainly not with 7. People from Latin American countries, 8, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in 9, it may look like a Latino is 10 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving closer. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 11—which the Latino will in return regard as 12.

Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 13. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from different cultures, there's a strong possibility of 14. But whatever the situation, the best 15 is to obey the golden rule: treat others as you would like to be treated.