As for what I wrote above the way I communicate with people I knew before and my

new acquaintance is different depending on the age of the person I communicate with.

I tend to be quiet with the people I meet the first time rather than talk to them first and
I often use more formal words when communicating with them. I am the type of
person who will observe strangers before making the decision about whether or not I
want to become friend in the future. People often mistake this cool nature of mine as
being rude. They feel I have an attitude problem and think of myself as superior to
them. However, this is not true. I am just a little bit shy at the beginning but then I
enjoy being with them. Once I get to know themwho are the same age, I usually use
informal words with friends with smiling face, tell personal stories with close friend
and have more intimate words like using nicknames, jokes, or intimate actions like
shoulder to shoulder,… With the adults when communicating, When I meet them I
often greet them by slightly bending or using the glasses, I will still use formal, polite
words but the differences in communication with older people I have known before
and the older people I met the first time was the topic of the conversation. While
people I knew before might be seeking health, asking about my recent situation and
the people I talked about people both we knew, I use more informal but still polite
word than communicating with older people who first time they have to depend on the
context of communication. For example, when I go for job interviews, I will be
dressed up nicely, greeting and answering questions of the employer in a polite and
concise way. I tend to be silent when meeting strangers so even though I'm a little
selfish, I hope that person will talk to me first. Like most Vietnamese who ask for
information such as name, age, hometown , education and marriage status, I will start
with those questions to understand more about people who I am communicating with.
About body language, I am a shy person so I often do not eye contact with who I am
talking to at first talk. With people who are closer to me than I often look at them
when talking to them how they feel with our conversation through their facial
expressions. I heard somewhere a quote “Treat people the same way you want to be
treated” so I always expect the person who communicates with me to be able to
provide the truth because lying is always underestimated in every conversation. I
always like to express my true thoughts and I believe the truth will make you a better
communicator.

Communication culture is a very broad category so one of us should learn more to

improve ourselves better.