Module 11 Body language
Unit 1 Theytouch noses!
Lingling: We’re going to have some Russianteachers at school tomorrow, and I’m welcoming the visitors. How do I do that?
Betty: Lingling, you know, in Russia, peopleusually kiss three times, left, right, left.
Lingling: What! No, I didn’t know that. WeChinese often shake hands and smile when we meet visitors, and sometimes we nodour heads . But we never kiss. Only parents and children do that.
Betty: That’s because people do differentthings in different countries.
Lingling:So what do people in the US usually do when they meet?
Betty: Inthe US some people shake hands, and some kiss or hug each other. In Indiapeople put their hands together and nod their heads. And do your know whatMaori people in New Zealand do when they meet?
Lingling: No, What do they do?
Betty: Theytouch noses!