Uki Uki Chat! - Nonverbal Communication

Welcome to Uki Uki Chat!

This is a casual round-table discussion on various topics related to Japan.

The topic of this week's video is nonverbal communication.

In Japan, there is a very strong emphasis on communicating through non-verbal methods (facial expressions, body language, gestures, etc.) rather than explaining things in words.

Do you have any topic you would like us to discuss? Please let us know in the comment section.

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[Redflowers]

They're just sensitive and considerate. Nobody likes being told "no" and being rejected for anything, but we're hypocrites and we do it to each other all the time, like we're striving for dominance and authority, instead of caring about how the other person feels about the way we come across.

[pepemmas]

great teacher, great chat, great topics

[MerkurX]

This new series is excellent! These sociolinguistic perspectives are so useful! Arigatou gozaimasu!

[musashimarc]

uk uki chat is very interesting! culture lessons is so usefull! domo arigato gozaimashita maaku

[xxHIMfanxoxo]

This was so very helpful! I can't wait for more cultural lessons like this! Could you talk about common etiquette more? You touched on bowing when saying greetings, so more along those lines would be very helpful! Maybe even some etiquette when eating? 

[BlackWidow]

やった！ i love the format of this video!  & such enlightening content, I'm glad that i saw this.

[baniagajayar]

Very informative! Some of the things discussed really happened to me.

Hope you can also discuss how if there is misunderstanding between a foreigner and a Japanese. How to handle this one? And how to manage their anger? 😊 thanks!

[supriyagaikar]

This was an excellent video.looking forward for more productive videos like this .uki uki des ne.doumo arigato sensei.

[muhammadhamza]

Very interesting lectures and very easy to understand.please give a short lecture on some business words, styles expressions in japanese.

[LIVEROLLY]

私は他の動画を待っています。神村先生、 倉原先生、アヤさんと オウェンさん、どうもありがとうございました！！

[abdulkadir]

First I want to say that "Thank you about this conversation" because I agree with you copletely, body language is more important than speaking language .

[CrazedsHideout]

Thanks to watching Japanese cartoons as a kid, I picked up on bowing when saying "thank you" and "I'm sorry" in English. My family used to laugh at me for it though, so I had to American it up a bit. I only actually BOW when I'm really thankful or really sorry. A light "I'm sorry" is now the shoulder-shrug and "thank you" gets a small half-nod-half-bow where I never break eye contact.
But I do use the bow for non-verbal communication. Like with the crossing-the-street thing you were talking about. I do a small bow before crossing. The drivers usually bow back (or at least nod their heads since bowing in a car is a little tricky). Sometimes I wave and they'll wave back. I think people naturally just respond reciprocally. 

[anamarianievesramireztorre]

Sensei  ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!, this chats so interesting a funny, i would learned and follow learned with your... is good what there are sensei same your. Thanks...
i use the word "chotto" for say "chotto mate kudasai"  and now learned new use..
 Mata ne!

[Uatarreu]

Hey guys! Uki Uki Chat seems very promising! Maybe next episode you could talk about meeting and talking to strangers, and maybe courtship... What are the common rules and no-nos?

[kazuekurahara]

Hope you enjoyed this video. You can find ALL of our Uki Uki episodes here! (^^)

[IanMVB]

Very interesting video. Irish people seem similar to the Japanese in not wanting to offend anyone and maybe not directly telling people 'no'. We're generally not confrontational or very forward with people.

[djoxyk]

very informative and interesting video, keep it up :) will wait for new episodes. btw, if it fits the format, can you please explain sometime why Japanese people hag their loved ones from the back? is it suitable to hug someone right on the street, or it would be considered rude/vulgar?

[mechacha]

人間の感情：笑い
Hello and thanks a lot for all your videos.
Could you talk about what makes japanese people laugh ? Is manzai still a big thing ? What about rakugo or gaki no tsukai ?
Have a nice day ^^

[e.crabtree]

Uki sensei, sumimasen. Is there another polite way to express/show respect other than the bow? What can one who is unable to bow do to show equal respect? Arigatou gozaimasu.

[caitiepearson]

This confused me when you started talking about ちょうと because this was supposed to be about non-verbal or paralinguistic features.