Re: Non-verbal communication
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, February 21, 2005, 10:06 |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:54:30 -0500, Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "scott" <sjcaldwell@...>
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> > - throwing back your head means no; it may be as subtle as raising the
> > upper lip
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> Ooh, how interesting! A Greek friend I made when I was living in Geneva did
> this all the time, and when I asked him he said it was the gesture made in
> Greece for "no." Any other confirmations of this?
Yes, I saw that too when I was in Greece. Though IME this tends to get
"abbreviated" not to raising the upper lip but to raising the
eyebrows.
Optionally, add a cluck ([|\]?) while raising your head or eyebrows
back to signify "no".
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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