An example of that would be between the United States and Honduras. We communicate verbally and nonverbally. There are also many cultural differences between us as well. This makes it harder to travel to other countries because we don’t know how or if their communication is different from ours. But in Honduras, some communication styles that are the same as the United States is tone, volume, and eye contact. On the other hand, the differences are in the proximity between people, gestures and professional courtesies example would be business etiquette.
Tone and Volume In Honduras tone, and the volume of your voice is responsible for about 35 to 40% of nonverbal messages we send. This is an important start, but it is not the most important part of verbal communication. The tone and volume are interpreted the same way as it is in the United States. This is one aspect of communication that is the same for both countries and many more other ones …show more content…
One that you see almost everywhere is the handshake. You are supposed to use your right hand because most people are right handed and the left hand is sometimes considered to be an unclean hand. When meeting someone a handshake is a must do because it is a form of respect and you are supposed to use a firm handshake. You are not supposed to use a handshake when meeting a women because you are supposed to hug them instead. Gestures are a huge part communication in the U.S.. Gestures are considered to be nonverbal communication because you usually don’t speak when you are using gestures. In America a wave means goodbye or hello; or a handshake could also mean hello when you are meeting someone for the first time. A firm handshake usually occurs between two males and their ad wanting to show