Japanese men use far fewer arm movement than do both men and women from the United States. Personal space in Japan is limited, and big arm movement could invade someone’s private space. In addition, big gestures draw attention to the speaker and single him out from the group, thereby threatening the harmony of the group. Someone from a more openly expressive culture may interpret the subdued arm and body movement of a Japanese person as submissive or timid. A non- Japanese negotiation may even think that the Japanese businessperson is not interested and does not care about the discussion. Yet by Japanese standard this person may be quit expressive. People who are used to expressive gesture that he too has difficulty understanding. The gesture s seem to scream at him.