Each culture has its own way of communicate, especially in the non-verbal type by using body language like gestures, touching, body postures, facial expressions, head, arm and hand movements, eye contacts and different personal space perception.
Extend body language or lack of it depend on the cultural background of the people. This non verbal communication way of expressing own by each culture may have different meaning in another one. Some of them can even be consider offensive or misunderstood.
Some examples:
Some gestures like the OK sign, the finger pointing or the peace sign have different meaning depending on the region.
Ways of saying hello also changes a lot. The kissing part of the greeting is a Must in some countries and a Dont in others.
Excessive touching may be seen as good or as a violation of one´s space.
The way of reaching to a superior or making to much eye contact with him may be consider rude in some places or lack of security or attention on others.
A good research on the other culture is recommended if you are going to have some type of contact with it so no innocent mistake occur.
References:
http://erc.msh.org/mainpage.cfm?file=4.6.0.htm&module=provider&language=English
http://healthvermont.gov/family/toolkit/tools%5CF-6%20Cultural%20Differences%20in%20Nonverbal%20Communic.pdf
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