Tanzania Traditional and Cultural Eye Contact Meanings

Eye Contact among the Tanzanian People indicates a lot before uttering any word. This page is to guide you how to face a Tanzania citizen Eye to Eye.

• When talking to an elder, many people tend to look down out of respect.

• When talking between colleagues or friends direct eye contact is acceptable.

• Ovelry direct eye contact with a member of the opposite sex is usually interprted as an intrusion of privacy or being rude. This is especially true with men looking at women.

• A woman who uses direct eye contact and smiles at a man for an extended timeframe will most likely be interpreted as flirting. Similarly, looking and then looking away and giggling will very likely be interpreted the same way.

More Other Pages