Experts estimate that somewhere between 1and 2of everything we communicate is nonverbal. Ways of nonverbal communication include 3language(our posture and gestures), our 4 expressions, all the things that say something to the other person, not through 5, but simply by how we present ourselves, how we move, our 6contact, our tone of voice, and【C7】 7. Nonverbal communication is 8enough to study and understand in one's own 9, but it becomes extremely 10when we are trying to understand how nonverbal communication functions in another culture. There's no 11of nonverbal communication. A certain toss of a head, a certain 12of the eye, or the physical 13between people: it's very easy to 14these cues or to miss them altogether. The 15are probably responsible for most 16confusion. Something as simple as that can cause great confusion. To give a cross-cultural example from Japan, speaking the word "no" directly would be considered 17. So whether one 18said "Well, maybe" meaning "Maybe yes!", or meaning "maybe not", had to do with, perhaps, whether he looked 19, or uncomfortable when he said that. That's probably the most important lesson of nonverbal 20I have learned.