u/Novel_Lifeguard_6869

Hi! I’m currently on a Working holiday in Australia.
I’ve noticed something at work that I’m curious about.

Sometimes when my Australian coworkers want to get my attention or tell me to do something, they just point at me or use hand gestures instead of saying anything.
It’s not a noisy workplace, and it’s not just one or two people it happens fairly often.

In my country, that would generally be considered pretty rude, so I was wondering if it’s just a normal part of Australian workplace culture

Would it be reasonable for me to tell them I’d prefer if they spoke to me instead, or is this something I should just accept as a cultural difference??