Spanish Culture Differences
Proxemics: very close and warm, closeness is customary, tend to stand close when carrying on a conversation, they tend to great with hugs and kisses.
Kinesics: often touch shoulders or hold arms together.
Parlinguistics: less emphasis on words, numbers and written documents, more emphasis on inflection, tone of voice, relationships, feelings and trust
Haptics: touch is acceptable and often used
Oclesics: do not make consistent eye contact
Polychronic time: range of time
Good observation on the Hispanic culture!
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