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Eye contact is the act of looking into someone's eyes. Keeping eye contact during a conversation gives the impression that you are friendly and that you are paying attention to the other person. | It can be used to mean "okay" or "all right." In some parts of Europe, however, the same signal is used to express you are nothing. In some South American countries, the symbol is actually a rude action. | ||
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In most cases, nodding the head up and down often means agreement, but not for the Greeks. Nodding one's head up and down for them actually means "no", especially nodding your head slightly upward. | This widely recognized sign of agreement is actually used as a rudeness in Bangladesh. But in U.K., when you are standing on the street and thumb up, which means "get me a ride". |