Men and Women's Communication Styles

In Japan there are many differences in communication styles of men and women like the other countries. We can find obvious differences between men and women from the styles of body language.
When women talk with someone, they hear he/her as she change her facial expression. For example, when women hear good news of someone, they make a happy face, but when they hear a bad news of someone, they wear an apprehensive expression in order to show that they are in sympathy with speaker’s emotion so women also have an interest in faces of the others. In contrast to women, men don’t change their facial expression often. When they hear someone, they keep a calm expression even if they have sympathy for speaker’s feelings. We can also find he difference between men and women from gestures. Women use exaggerated gestures and often use them to express their emotion. When women encounter or hear something make them surprised, they cover their mouth with their hands. Women also cover their face with their hands when they feel ashamed for their action. Unlike women, men rarely use gestures and don’t exaggerate. When men are surprised, they don’t show their surprise in their behavior and when they feel ashamed, they just bend their head.