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Thread #161044 Message #3823724
Posted By: meself
30-Nov-16 - 04:29 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Automatic Gestures
Subject: RE: Folklore: Automatic Gestures
Here it is in Seven Up! - watch from 0:47.
Undoubtedly there are gestures that are innate and universal - certain facial expressions (horror, fear, anger), jerking away from a surprise - but a vast array of others that are cultural, and that we probably learn as infants and toddlers, observing adults and older children. Example: Raised eyebrows, which to us indicate interest, disbelief, or suprise, to the Inuit mean 'yes'. A crinkled nose, while it can signal disgust, more commonly just means 'no'.