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Under developmentMisunderstanding

Category : Proximity (distance)Subcategory : transports-collectifsConfidence level : 1/5 (stub)Identifier : e0148

Geography of misunderstanding

Offensive

  • uk
  • ireland
  • china-continental
  • japan
  • south-korea
  • taiwan
  • hong-kong
  • mongolia

Neutral

  • usa
  • canada
  • france
  • belgium
  • netherlands
  • luxembourg

Not documented

  • peuples-autochtones

Full description

⚠️ This sheet is currently under development. Detailed content will be published in a later phase of the editorial project.

Stand on the right à Londres, stand on the left à Tokyo — erreur lue comme incivile.

Sources

  1. Hall, E. T. (1966). The Hidden Dimension. Doubleday.
  2. Hall, E. T. (1976). Beyond Culture. Anchor / Doubleday.
  3. Poyatos, F. (2002). Nonverbal Communication across Disciplines. John Benjamins.