ABSTRACT
We look at the impact of culture upon nonverbal communication. Extensive analyses are providing comparing and contrasting American nonverbal communication styles with other cultures such as Europeans, the Japanese, Arabic nations, and others. An elaborate study comparing facial expressions and detection between American and German cultures is explored. Western nations prefer further interpersonal distance while Arabic and some European nations prefer closer conversational distance. Large population and conversational closeness seems highly correlated as evidenced in places like Rome, Paris, and Barcelona. The issue of culture and time is also addressed in great detail.
