Culture and eye communcation

Eye communication is very important to me. As an American we see eye communication a sign of respect. The first thing they teach us is if you are going on an interview make sure you give great eye contact. By looking away it shows that you are afraid and might not be able to handle the job. For other cultures eye communication has a different meaning. For example in in some cultures looking away is a sign of respect. If you give that person eye contact, that means you have no respect for them. Many countries have their own meaning for eye communication. To us their way might seem bad but that is in their culture. I always look a person in the eyes. That is how I communicate my point across. Even if you are telling a lie. You always look that person in the eye to make it believable. I do it all the time and it seems to work. Not saying it is a good thing to do but eye communication helps you out in many situations.http://www.rikkinyman.com/training/japanese_culture/communication.htm