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Re: Non-verbal communication

From:Wesley Parish <wes.parish@...>
Date:Saturday, March 1, 2003, 10:04
On Saturday 01 March 2003 06:19 am, you wrote:
> Sarah Marie Parker-Allen wrote: > > Have any of you come up with non-verbal cues for your conlangs and > > concultures? Body language, eye contact, physical spacing, use of hand > > gestures, etc?
My Lakhabrech tend to be very scent-oriented, since they are dedicated predators. Basically, if your scent doesn't correlate with your words, they know you're lying or so.
> > Not yet, but it's well worth thinking about........ > > there are > > > some people from other countries who stand extremely close to me when > > trying > > > to engage in a conversation. It's unnerving. > > Ah, but consider: our 30-36inch space seems stand-offish and unnerving to > them.......
-- Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?" You ask, "What is the most important thing?" Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata." I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people."