A past Russian experiment proved that none verbal communication was as effective as verbal communication amongst a small group of about 2 individuals.My book,'Life is very good,' on amazon.com tells it all.Body needs have coded ways of expressing themselves.Also it is known that when one of the senses are blocked or stopped it enhances the performance of the active senses a type of adaptation.That someone is not speaking to you does not mean he is not communicating with you.Be patient until you can read his body sign then you respond appropriately to start communicating.