Nonverbal Immediacy Behaviors

I got a score of 108. I am 6 points above than the average score of Women College.It doesn’t surprise me because I am talkative and sociable and I use to express myself through a lot of nonverbal behaviors. I am really expressive and people quickly perceive when something is bothering me or not. Moreover, I come from another country where culture is quite different of the American’s one .
I think my results are related to my Spanish culture. People in Spain have a different culture. We are friendly and sociable,that’s why I think my results are above the normal. For example, we use to kiss each other when we meet some random people. Something unusual in the USA. When I came here, my friend introduced me a guy and when I went to kiss him he avoided me and he gave me his hand instead. Moreover, we use to say “hi” “bye” “good morning” and “good afternoon” to everyone and everywhere you go. It’s something impolite for Spanish people if you go somewhere and you don’t say anything. However here is completely different. One day I was washing my hands in the bathroom when one girl came. Unconsciously I said “good morning” and she responded “Do I know you??” . I was freaking out. At the beginning I though she just was weird because her behavior didn’t fit on my way to think. However after a while here in the USA I realized that everyone acts like this, it’s just their culture.

In conclusion, I think this test is useful to describe your personality and your way to communicate with people. Obviously if you are shy your results would be lower than if you are not. Moreover, I think that my results say a lot about my Spanish culture and I am pretty sure that they would be different If I would have grown up in an American culture.