2007-04-03 08:51:25 · 12 answers · asked by Baddest_Bandulu 2 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Why speak 20 different languages when body language is the same in any country.
2007-04-03 08:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Wips and Chains 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
Knowing body language may help on a personal level, but 20 languages would mean you could communicate with about 95% of the world's population, depending on the languages. Working in a hospital as I do, it would be very useful when dealing with migrants. Altruistic? Maybe.
2007-04-03 17:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never, never, never.
I think that if you lost your ability to read body language
you might find out you were turned into an emotional cripple.
It is a part of us that is hard wired into our brains.
In a computer analogy it is part of the Operating System.
You know the message you get if you try to delete part of that.
Removing this may cause certain programs to stop working properly
Are you sure you wish to continue ?.
Yes / No
Are you brave enough to press Yes regardless ?.
Well I'm not I press no and leave it alone.
This smells suspiciously like a same dilemma.
2007-04-03 17:53:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, as long as I could pick the 20.
there is no body language in text.
2007-04-04 10:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! Body language is the most valuable language we learn. It tells more than any message that is issued verbally. If we really want to hear the message, we must be aware of the nuances of behavior that we observe in the speaker not the vocalizations issued.
2007-04-07 15:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, body language is not an exact science, but to know 20 languages is exact. May I pick my languages? Oh, I see by your body language you don't mean it!
2007-04-03 15:59:08 · answer #6 · answered by lakelover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this actually got me to stop and think.. i'd almost say the two options are equal,
but in the end im going to have to stick with reading body language, just because, unless i did it professionally, i dont have any real use for 20 languages where i live.
2007-04-03 15:55:27 · answer #7 · answered by tonberry79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a heartbeat... with the money you can make as a translator of 20 languages..you could hire someone to read body language for you!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-04-03 15:54:34 · answer #8 · answered by Dennis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no bcus you can get more from body language in any place. plus if u cant read body language and even though u know how to speak, u wont know whats going on if the person isnt speaking and u cant even read body language.
2007-04-03 15:55:26 · answer #9 · answered by Dragonfly :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, in my job I have dealt with thousands of people tens of different countries, speaking probably 15 languages.
Body language has saved my as$ in every dangerous situation I've been in with them, and has been the basis of communication between myself and so many people who I didn't verbally understand.
2007-04-03 15:57:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋