THE SILENT LANGUAGE
A detailed exploration of cultural differences in the handling of time, space, and communication among various societies, impacting interactions between individuals from different cultures.
monoskop.orgTHE SILENT LANGUAGE
When we knew every face intimately, there was no need to generalize into “people.” Our ancestors experienced a richness of intimacy that we can hardly imagine today, living as we do among strangers. It is not only social richness that is muffled underneath our words, it is the entirety of sensual experience. Margaret Mead once observed, “For those
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