For the past couple of days in Soc we have been talking about different cultures. We talked about how people react when we come in contact with other cultures, about non-material culture, and hand gestures around different cultures. For example the Japanese style toilet. When we were discussing this in class i was very familar with this toilet because in Turkey they also have toilets very similar to the Japanese toilet. Also hand gestures. Coming from a Turkish family, while my dad speaks he uses his hands a lot while talking because Turks like to commnicate with their hands and arms. Turkish body language to Americas would seem a bit weird and strange. For example people greet each other by kissing each others cheeks on both sides; even man will greet other man by kissing each others cheeks. Or hand kissing is also a very important and traditional gesture in Turkish culture. It is a way of greeting a person significantly older or than you. This is a mark of respect for the elderly. Its also very common to see man holding hands or arm(very touchy-feely) but they're not homosexual. The "OK" hand gesture in Turkey doesn't mean "ok" but means you are homosexual. The middle finger in Turkish is also very different. You place your thumb between your index finger and middle finger, then close your fist. I believe it's very important to learn and that we should to aware of our different surroundings.
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