Attention! Men with large noses
by Aditha Dissanayake
Are you a man with a large nose. Are you a woman with long hair? If
yes, take note. Your nose or your hair can reveal much about you. If you
are a man with a large nose, this means you are physically strong. If
you are a woman with long hair you are supposed to be open and
passionate. Says who. Hedwig Lewis in his book 'Body Language'.
Beware. Your nose grows big when you lie! The next time you lie make
sure you keep your hand away from your nose, because your nose will give
you away. According to Lewis, your sense of guilt occasioned by lying
gives rise to stress which in turn sends blood to the erectile tissue in
the nose.
The increase in size is not visible from the outside, but you may
give yourself away at this stage by rubbing your nose in response to the
irritation caused by the blood engorged tissue. Italian writer Carlo
Collidi's Pinocchio with his large nose could not have been entirely
fictitious.
Your hands, your posture or even your eye-brows can convey much about
you. When you have your arms crossed in front of you, you show you are
aloof, when you shrug your shoulders you convey you are indifferent.
And, what you do with your fingers while speaking is directly related to
what is in your mind. When you are being untruthful you might rub your
neck with your finger and pull at your collar when you are detected.
Different cultures too have different physical languages, which
however, convey different messages. To quote D.Walton from 'Are you
communicating?' Weaving or calling someone with a finger are considered
insults in Greece and the Middle East.
When a Brazilian taps his head he is indicating he is going through a
thinking processes, but elsewhere in the world the same gesture stands
for 'crazy'.
The British hiss when they show disapproval; in Japan hissing is an
expression that shows social respect.
Be careful when you next make eye contact with someone for, it has
been observed that in a given interaction a person looks at the other
between 30 and 60 per cent of the time, and so, if you exceed this range
your listener might think you are more interested in him than in what
you are telling each other.
If you gaze at someone for more than two seconds (which is the normal
time span for a gaze) you would either be indicating that you are
head-over-heels in love with the person in front of you or that you see
him or her as one of your staunch enemies. In normal eye contact on the
other hand, after the first two seconds either one or both viewers
should experience a powerful urge to glance away.
Yet, there are times when it is important to 'give him the eye'. For,
if you avoid eye contact you might give the impression that you are not
interested, ashamed, embarrassed or evasive. A direct glance on the
other hand, could show that you are interested, honest and friendly.
Looking at a person directly in the eyes to grab his or her attention
contrasts with the sidelong glance called the stolen look. This is when
you look sideways furtively rather than directly, so as not to be caught
in the act. You keep on looking so far as the object of your gaze is not
aware of being observed.
However the moment you are detected and the eyes of both meet, you
immediately let your gaze slide away. It takes two to steal sidelong
glances!
Finally here is a riddle about a gesture which should be made by
everyone whenever possible.
'It costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive,
without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the
memory of it lasts forever. It cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or
stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is
given away.
Some people are too tired to give it to you. But give them one of
yours, as none needs it so much as he who has no more to give.' Guessed
the answer yet. Raise the corners of your lips skywards. You are doing
it. If you want the world to be nice to you, keep your lips that way,
forever.
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