There are around six and a half thousand languages in the world
So it's a wonder we managed to talk to each other at all [it] can be scary and confusing
When you turn up in a foreign country, and you can't even read the signs let alone talk to people
But there is one language
We all understand some of the language of the body you can spot a bad day from a mile away
As the two people sit there arm cross and not making eye contact
We can read confidence
Shyness and well that person just means the bathroom so come find out what your body language gives away your body can
Communicate directly with a hub all you need to do is rub us lovingly on the subscribe button to show us that you care
Not too hard now. We're ticklish [eye]
Contact they say that the [eyes] are the window to the soul
So anyone who stares lovingly into them is actually just a peeping Tom
How your eyes meet with other eyes normally is an indication of confidence interest and honesty it's supposed to be one of the most
Important Factors in giving a great job interview if you turn up and stare at the floor you're unlikely to get hired
Unless you're applying for floor technician in which case you're hired
But be careful not to overdo it good strong
Eye contact is one thing a hard stare is another this is not
Universal though in areas like Eastern Europe is fairly normal to have people stare at you on public Transport
They are not being creepy or aggressive [as] people would assume in the uk or us and it's fairly normal
male legs
For many parts of the day our legs main job is to get us from point a to point B
And to stop us falling off our chairs again
but when they're not stuffed under a desk or bouncing along the pavement they can reveal your
Personality type for men the classic manspreading show the dominant person someone who likes to be [in] [charge] and show
Everyone who's boss
There the kind of people who give themselves you the man pep talks in the mirror every morning in most European and Asian countries
men often fit with the less leg cross over there right with both
Pointing downwards in the us this will probably indicate a closed nature
But if one leg is horizontal with the ankle resting over the knee then this is a confident and often argumentative pose
Imagine if you will a smug yoga teacher who is explaining? Why [you] shouldn't eat gluten?
female leg position has obviously been influenced by clothing so a leg spread is pretty rare because it seam as
Impolite in many cultures as a result most female leg poses involve the legs being together
But there's still [plenty] of variety in there the more closed form is when one foot wraps around the back of the other leg
This is called an ankle law in both men and women is the sign of repression or fear a study show that
88% of [people] lock their ankles when sitting in a dental chair to have a procedure only
68% [did] it for just a checkup the female power pose is both legs together in parallel and tilted to the slight angle
It shows control and is often used in Fashion modeling it also makes women look more like mermaid and who wouldn't want that
playing with hair
[men's] don't often play [with] their hair
But this is likely due to having lots of it since you see plenty of little boys doing it running your hands through your hair
Especially taking hair away from your [face]
it's often seen as
Flirtatious and open since you are showing you are happy with [your] appearance
[the] most extreme of these is tossing your head back and shaking out your hair
But it can also make you look like you're auditioning for a shampoo advert playing with hair is not always a good sign
though holding hair indicates awkwardness and nervousness
[so] make sure that your hands don't
Linger too long in your lock a good
Contrast is someone curling their hair around a finger it can be flirtatious, or done as a way to relax
But if the hair is held by one hand and twirled by another it's a much more nervous signal
drumming fingers
We fidget from time to time in a variety of different ways
There's a various hair flicks and twirls we mentioned before there's nail biting head
head scratching, wriggling and the list goes on but most of these are
Unobtrusive after all you would notice them unless you were [looking] at the person however finger drumming is a loud and obvious
message it's broadcast your impatience or
frustration across the whole room and you often don't realize you're doing it in times of stress or long waits many people drum their
fingertips on the desk or the table it's also very common to use an object like a pen or
Even the back of your phone for a lot of people its subconscious in which case is a sign of nerve in
Short your body doesn't know what to do with itself
But [it] can be used consciously often by more dominant people to show that they are not happy with the current situation
Arms and hands the most common body language signal of all is crossing your arm
You don't need to be a pSychologist to know what it means
It's probably one of the first major
Signals that children learn to read in fact if every [kids] cartoon a parent with their arms crossed is a sign of big trouble
However if your arms are crossed behind your back the meaning is reversed
Shyness turns to fearlessness Anger becomes calm
Although if you just committed a crime this gesture probably means you're being arrested
Positive hand gestures includes such things as rubbing your palms together this shows that you're expecting a good outcome
Holding your palms open facing up makes you more trustworthy since you are showing you have nothing hidden in them
Where you point your body?
When it comes to body language your chest is basically a big arrow. So where you are pointing
it indicates where your interest lies in a meeting anyone whose chest is pointed away from the meeting is either not interested or
Disagrees with what's being said being bent forward with the chest aiming down is a sign of being guarded
you're not committing one way or the [other] it's a good indicator of romance to
People who connect well and are interested in each other will naturally be drawn to face each other?
so if you're on a cinema date
And they're leaning on the far armrest. There's probably no hollywood happy ending for you. If you're at a party
It's a good way to pick out who is interested in who people's heads will turn towards, whoever is talking but their body
often indicates who they are truly wanting to listen to
Shaking hands
There's a lot of science involved in a simple handshake
Actually they can be confusing for people from Asian cultures where this kind of body contact is pretty uncommon
[there] are many factors in a handshake the pressure the angle what you do with your other hands
no one likes a weak handshake where it feels like [you're] waggling and old fish around it implies a lack of
Determination and commitment when it comes to your free hand there are a number of different positions
Using it to [cup] the hands from beneath in a two-handed shake show sincerity and a desire for closeness
But cupping from above shows dominance as you are trapping their hand between yours
Gripping the upper Arm while shaking hands is also supposed to show together knit however
It has become synonymous with politicians which gives it a slightly fake feel now
lying
Lying is a skill that takes practice
We're not saying that you should practice
But if you want anyone to believe all those things you wrote [on] your resume well its in your own hand
lack of eye contact is a typical sign of dishonesty if your eyes go up to the right it implies
We're using your imagination not your memory
So you are making something up another sign of lying is a dry mouth the lookout for people licking their lips or swallowing
Strangely in ancient, China
They actually had a test whether you choose would hold a handful of dried rice in their mouths for a few minutes
When they spat it out, if it was still dry. They were said to be lying
flirting in
a perfect world you could just walk up to [anyone] you found attractive and tell them if they feel the same you'd go out if
They don't you just say thank you and goodbye see easy, but life doesn't work like this
And we have created an incredibly complicated dance around one person liking another birds display Bright feathers
Lions control attractive territory and Humans accidentally say thank you to many
And try to find jeans without cake stains on them a common tactic you see in flirting [guides] is to mimic the other
Person's posture or even Mannerism since this shows you are on their wavelength
Just hope you're both and not try to do this at the same time or it will turn into a weird mirror dance remember
Much like spoken language body language can easily be misunderstood
Some people might cross their [arms] because they're cold not because they're defensive to make it easier always wear a t-shirt with your current mood
Written on it in big letters
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