IDENTIFYING FRAGMENTS

NON-VERBAL Communication
Non-verbal communication or “body language” IS A communication by facial expressions, head or eye movements, hand signals, and body postures. It can be just as important to UNDERSTAND as words are Misunderstanding – often amusing but sometimes serous can arise between people from different cultures if they misinterpret non verbal signals. Take, for example; in the United States, a circle made with the thumb and index FINGERS. To an American, means that everything is OK. To Japanese, the difference in meaning of a gesture very common, it means that you are talking about money. In France, IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS WORTHLESS, and in Greece, it is an obscene gesture. Therefore, an American could unknowingly OFFER a Greek by using that particular hand signal.
The following incident illustrates how conflicting nonverbal signals can cause serious misunderstanding. While lecturing to his poetry class at Ain Shams University in Cairo, a British professor became so relaxed. He leaned back in his chair and revealed the bottom of his foot to the astonished class. The next day, the Cairo newspapers carried headlines about the student demonstration resulted, and they denounced British arrogance and demanded that the professor be sent home. Make such a gesture at Muslim society as the worst kind of insult.

"Bedah Rumah" Show

After “Bedah Rumah”

In my opinion, “Bedah Rumah” program has negative effects. The first effect is the increasing of live cost. When the episode come to the end, the family’s live must go on. They will back to fight in order to fulfil their daily needs. At past, they just think about the primary needs. But now, the family have to increase their effort. Think about buying gas and the increasing of electricity expense. The second, they have to face the fact that their live level has been up, in their neighbours eyes. And the third, this program may makes Indonesian people become lazy, expecting to get a sudden windfall. In short, “Bedah Rumah” program should think about not only the house improvement, but also how to increase the welfare level.