During a lesson on body language and hand gestures for my junior high school students, the following humorous exchange occurred between the Japanese instructor, Florence (Nakubutso sensei) and myself:
Florence: So John, can you show us how to say "no" in English using body language.
John: (shaking head) Well, the most common way is to shake your head like so.
Florence: Is there a special way to say "no" to children?
John: (pointing index finger and swaying hand back and forth) Yes, there is as a matter of fact, like this!
Florence: How about adults?
John: (waving hand) You should wave your hand and make a disapproving face, like so.
Florence: I see. And how do you say no to a beautiful girl?
John: Think about baseball.
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