Hall concluded they developed skills in beaming the voice toward the person they were talking to, carefully adjusting it so it just barely overrides the background noise and distance. In other words, for the English to be overheard is to intrude on others, while the English way of modulating the voice may sound and look conspiratorial to Americans. On the other hand, Latino cultures do not have a unified way of talking. Just like the British and the Americans, there are big differences between Spanish speakers. Spaniards are quieter than their Latino cousins, and Brazilians are much more vocal than their more formal Argentine neighbors.
Men are more likely to initiate touch with others than are women.
Women are touched more than men, partly because they are more likely to associate touch with personal warmth and expressiveness. Although women use more facial expression, they appear to use fewer and more restrained gestures than men. On an escalator, women seem to prefer to act as if they do not notice anything, so that unwanted contact can be avoided, say anthropologists Anneke Vrugt and Ada Kerkstra in their study about sexual differences in non-verbal communication. According to them, men make it clear in their reactions that they do not appreciate a rapprochement. Some researchers suggest that women are more skilled at both sending and interpreting facial expression than are men.