How to listen to someone

How do you show that you’re really listening in England and Madagascar?
England

Make eye contact
Make listening noises (aha, yup, indeed)
Ask questions

Madagascar

Look at the ground
Remain silent

Thus an English person listening to a Malagasy could be perceived as:

Wanting to speak themselves
Trying to dominate
Being disrespectful
Intrusive by asking questions

And a Malagasy listening to an English person could be perceived as:

Bored
Trying [...]