+Edward Joel Nope, very distracting. Dealing with hand talkers in daily life is annoying enough, but in a video I can't comment on the excessive annoyance!
+akawhut The lonely assassins they used to be called. No one quite knows where they came from but they're as old as the universe, or very nearly, and they have survived this long because they have the most perfect defense system ever evolved: They are quantum locked. They don't exist when they're being observed. The moment they are seen by any other living creature they freeze into rock. No choice, it's a fact of their biology. In the sight of any living thing they literally turn to stone, and you can't kill a stone. Of course, a stone can't kill you either... but then you turn your head away... then you blink... and oh yes it can. They're coming. The angels are coming for you... but listen, your life could depend on this: Don't blink, don't even blink! Blink and you're dead. They're fast, faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink! ...Good luck.
+Tommy Crosby (NienorGT) The Image was a Weeping Angel from Dr Who. The Weeping Angels are an alien race that when anyone is looking at them, they are stone statues, but as soon as you look away or Blink, they can move very fast and will try to kill you. The Dr Who phrase about them is "Don't Blink"
Gosh that Dr. Who blink reference freaked me out for a bit. But didn't you guys know that an image of a Weeping Angel creates a Weeping Angel? I may have to burn my computer.
Can we please just stop accepting this, frankly, stupid explanation about Weeping Angel reproduction? I pretend that episode doesn't exist. The Angels are weeping because they can never look at another Angel. I believe they are immortal and do not reproduce. In any case, I will not be burning my computer.
+Ville Nummisalo Yeah I'd think crossing your arms and leaning back could be interpreted as arrogant in any western culture anyway. How is it with keeping constant eye-contact over there in Finland btw? Is that still considered a bit weird? Either aggressive or like you're making advances. Or has that pretty much changed to the western standard of a generally good thing? I know here in the north of Sweden it has pretty much changed but it can still feel a bit weird to lock eyes when speaking to someone.
+Anders Öhlund I don't think eye-contact has ever been that big of an issue here. Or maybe I'm just too young and it's not anymore. It might be considered a little bit flirty still I think but it depends the way you do it. But I think it hugely depends on individual how much they keep eye-contact. Finnish people are usually a little bit shy and awkward socially so not keeping a constant eye-contact definitely isn't weird.
Bitterspit Yeah for people born in the 80's or later it's pretty much a non-thing here (north of Sweden) but older generations would probably have thought it was a bit weird back in the day. I guess it also depends a bit on if one is a "city kid" or not.
Anders Öhlund I guess in Finland we tend to not have constant eye contact for long. It makes me feel uncomfortable but it doesn't feel like an learned habit. Also I don't know how much is normal elsewhere.
Someone who's not John? Prepare for haters. Seriously, people, you get way too bent out of shape about this! Different presenters present differently. If you can't handle someone talking with their hands a bit--and really, John does this very nearly as much--that's a reflection on you, not them.
To be fair, while spoken and written language both have official dictionary meanings (which are snapshots of usage, not dictated) , the way individuals intend and understand any given utterance at any given time can vary wildly.
I am highly skeptical of the sociobiological explanation for shaking hands. If the handshake had been found natively in a lot more cultures, then I might buy it, but it's a really Western thing.
I don't know how it is in Greece, but we do nod to to say yes too. If you tilt your head backwards and not shake it, then that is a no. But shaking it up and down is a yes.
Some of these facts were uncomfortably obvious, like you were explaining human body language to aliens who didn't quite grasp the concept of it not being an actual language.
yeah what the fuck was that about mental floss..more like satanic floss. Was that supposed to be funny? Cunts. and to not address it is what is cunty about it.
Not gonna lie the head tilt thing worked for her. Right away I noticed a "positive difference" I wonder if the head tilt back for me will work in pictures.
That jump scare was awesome. I think it should have been less frames though because if it had been more difficult to catch, I think it would have freaked people out more.
+Dave Brown It is actually a reference to the show Doctor Who. The Weeping Angels are aliens that can only move if you don't look at them, or BLINK. So there are multiple frames to show they are getting closer to killing you, the viewer, as you blink more and more.
I know buddy. I watch Doctor Who actually! That's part of the reason it didn't really "scare" me (well that and the comments spoiled it so I was expecting something to happen). Anyways, I think that to anyone who didn't know about the angels or Doctor Who that it would have been much scarier if each "appearance" if you will was slightly less frames. Then they wouldn't be as certain if it actually was intentional or if they were just seeing things, which I think would actually be scarier
Nodding does not mean "no" in Turkey. It means "yes". Maybe you meant slightly bending your neck back once and clicking your tongue at the same time, because that actually does mean "no", although in a very informal or child-like way.
Hi! Brazilian here. This video is pretty cool, but I'd just like to point out that the bit about the "horns" hand sign is misinforming. First of all, our country is HUGE, so body language is as radically different between states as it would be between separate countries. That being said, the horn fingers thing is used for unfaithful spouses, yes, but only in very specific regions, and by very few people (mostly older populations). Comparatively, for the most part Brazilians use it as Americans do - because rock and roll has reached almost the whole of Brazil, so since the 60s the meaning of the gesture is being assimilated and suffers a radical change. It now means, in the majority, Rock. Some people also see it as a symbol for the Coisa Ruim, the Devil. I've known magic users in the Southeast region to use it as a means to purify bad things, "tirar mau-olhado". I'm only saying this because you video gives the impression that our entire country uses that sign with THAT specific meaning, when actually those people are the minority - and they grow fewer in number every year, as American culture and music get more ingrained in our society.
This needs to go viral, because apparently everyone around me is a Body Language expert who knows everything about me because i crossed my legs, or i looked left when i'm talking... Because we all know there's only a few types of personalities on earth and it can be discovered through crossed hands -.-
I'm calling bullshit on the last one. Not that I don't believe its a fact, I just think Someone in Japan lied and said I'm not falling asleep I'm just closing my eyes to listen deeper.
Yeah, like falling asleep at school and saying that you were briefly meditating to lower your stress and anxiety to learn better... "Oh, yea I'm very spiritual too..."
As a person who stutters I find that talking over the phone is much more difficult because it cuts out the body language aspect of communication. Give me my eyebrows and hands and my stuttering is lessened significantly.
Im not sure that the nodding means no thing is entirely correct. When learning about Greek culture myself from my understanding the meaning depends on how you nod. If its upwards, then its no, but downwards and its a yes.
The head tilting thing is about perspective (and it's also used in photography). Tilting your head forward will make your forehead look larger and your chin smaller, which we associate with femininity. Whereas tilting your head upward will make your chin appear larger, which we associate with masculinity. Add to that men are on average taller than women (from the same ethnic/regional group), and the effect becomes even more pronounced, since Mr Average looks at a downward angle at Ms Average, whereas Ms Average looks at an upward angle at Mr Average.
In Korea you can also not call people to you with a finger (also only done to animals, might be the same in other South East Asian countries as well). Isn't it considered impolite everywhere to shake hands without taking your gloves off? (Central European speaking here) - Also, I hate shaking someone's hand, why can't we all just bow to one another? I mirror people sitting next to me in lectures and at the theatre and such. Always slightly annoying when I realize I've been doing it again.
I so got the chills when she tilted her head down and to the side. Wow, umm... yeah. The "hotness" factor went through the roof when she did that. I'd say that I agree with that body language assessment ; )...although she forgot to mention that with her head tilted and her eyebrow raised for that split second did it also. Hey, what can I say? I'm all about sexy microexpressions! And yes, I'm well aware that she wasn't even trying. her hubby might have a problem if she was giving her full "Blue Steel" look on CZcams. lol
Wouldn't say that shaking hands with a woman is not appropriate in Russia. People just don't tend to do that. I shake hands with women all the time in business situations. Also, in Russia, it's not appropriate to give out a hand to shake to an older person first. Though only old folks tend to take notice.
Turkish guy here, 6:26 is completely wrong. We nod to say yes and shake our head side to side to say no; don't know about Greece but they probably aren't different either.
Oh my god, a Weeping Angel! An image of an angel, is an angel. Don't blink. You blink, it comes closer. Every blink, it grows faster. It gets you, you're stone.
In Russia, it's not "frowned upon" to shake hands with a person of opposite sex. It's common for men to greet each other with a handshake and for women - depending on age and relationship between the two - a kiss on the cheek (once) or a nod. Of course, if a woman reaches out to shake hands with a man or vice versa (or a woman offers a handshake to another woman, for that matter) it will be generally accepted. It just would be a bit out of place. Unless it's business.
In Hungary as well, you should take off your gloves for a handshake! And while on a classical music concert, you can, if you want to, close your eyes. People, who don't go to such concerts that often, will think that you're sleeping, but it's otherwise totally accepted.
Hi, i'm brazillian, and you're right! But we also point with our heads first, and than we make the gesture, but without drawing much atention. See, this is one of the most agressives curses we have here... cursing other one's mother is also very intense arround here...
Too fast transition between facts. I find it quite hard to absorb everything as it is presented. A short pause between each fact I think it might have helped.
Same. Sometimes in these episodes I need a moment to process the fun fact, 'cause I'm really thinking about it. And then I miss the beginning of the next fact.
I had no idea falling asleep during a speech was ok...I've had to sit through so many speeches in Japan trying not to fall asleep. I'm so relieved I don't have to fight it anymore :P
I am a brazillian, from São Paulo, and I actually never heard of "horn fingers" meaning one's spouse is a cheater. We do say that a man whose spouse cheated on him has horns, or that his spouse gave him horns, or even that he was "horned" by his spouse, but I have never seen someone making a hand gesture of any sort to comunicate that. For me the horn fingers hand gesture means "metal" (the music genre) or "the devil".
Question: if so much of language is visual and involves seeing body movements, how can we fully understand what's being said in recordings, over the phone, etc?
Limbic synchrony!!!! I noticed years ago that I would mimic my close friends body language. never mentioned it because I thought it was so odd. I've also been told that I have too much empathy for some people. thank goodness I'm not the only one with Limbic synchrony.
In standard etiquette, it's STILL considered impolite for a man to offer his hand to a woman; if she offers hers, he gently, and briefly, shakes it. Same in all western countries, traditionally. This is not to scold or preach, but to note how quickly our casual-Friday-every-day world has jettisoned tradition.
Thanks for scaring the poop out of me with the weeping angels. It was one of the few times I glanced at the screen, and I never realised just how scary they are (even after watching all of those episodes).
"No" isn't exactly nodding in Turkey. It's one movement where you tilt your chin up, combined with a kind of a "chirping" sound made by the tip of the tongue. Otherwise, nodding mean just agreeing like in the west.
"...and that's why I'm sitting up straight..."
*every viewer sits up straight*
Am I the only one who got extremely bothered by how much she moved her arms and hands through this video?
+Edward Joel Nope, very distracting. Dealing with hand talkers in daily life is annoying enough, but in a video I can't comment on the excessive annoyance!
Its superrrr annoying
+Ian Magnuson But not as fast.
+Edward Joel Seems there are. I'm not one of them since my eyes tend to wander but others seem to.
+Edward Joel That's exactly the reason I hate it when they use her.
What about those angel statues?
+akawhut what angel statues? ... I must have blinked.
Dr. Who reference. The weeping angels can only move when you don't see them. So don't blink, or they'll get you!
+akawhut The lonely assassins they used to be called. No one quite knows where they came from but they're as old as the universe, or very nearly, and they have survived this long because they have the most perfect defense system ever evolved: They are quantum locked. They don't exist when they're being observed. The moment they are seen by any other living creature they freeze into rock. No choice, it's a fact of their biology. In the sight of any living thing they literally turn to stone, and you can't kill a stone. Of course, a stone can't kill you either... but then you turn your head away... then you blink... and oh yes it can. They're coming. The angels are coming for you... but listen, your life could depend on this: Don't blink, don't even blink! Blink and you're dead. They're fast, faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink! ...Good luck.
+Apledore was driving with video in my peripheral vision, and it was awesome, gotta love it when people spread the doctor who love.
+Dan Halpern You failed to mention that the image of a weeping angel is a weeping angel in of it self.
wasn't expecting a jumpscare in a Mental Floss video... nearly spit my coffee out
Not really a jump scare. It's a reference to the show doctor who.
+Bass M. Weeping angel!
+Bass M. and what it's supposed to mean?
+Tommy Crosby (NienorGT) The Image was a Weeping Angel from Dr Who. The Weeping Angels are an alien race that when anyone is looking at them, they are stone statues, but as soon as you look away or Blink, they can move very fast and will try to kill you. The Dr Who phrase about them is "Don't Blink"
Its 4 in the mornig when im watchig this its a fucking jumpscare
what's with the blink jump scare....
+YoungTheFish to give us that "Bruh" moment......
Bruh! -drops to the floor-
+YoungTheFish Doctor Who joke. Weeping Angel. It can only move when you don't look at it so you can't blink
+YoungTheFish oh thank god i thought my psychosis was fucking with me
That freaked me out!
How many times does it come up? I want to avoid it
The weeping angel made me scroll through the comments immediately to see if anyone else saw that as well -without blinking-
Gosh that Dr. Who blink reference freaked me out for a bit.
But didn't you guys know that an image of a Weeping Angel creates a Weeping Angel?
I may have to burn my computer.
Same
*sighs* goodbye phone *drops in lava*
+SuperCam1klh
Can we please just stop accepting this, frankly, stupid explanation about Weeping Angel reproduction? I pretend that episode doesn't exist.
The Angels are weeping because they can never look at another Angel. I believe they are immortal and do not reproduce.
In any case, I will not be burning my computer.
Fl0ep Just a little geek culture joke/fun going on.
Not really any need to pick it like that.
Was not expecting the weeping angles
+yoshii2011xo Angles are for geometry.
haha
+yoshii2011xo Well, if you're bad at geometry, any angle can be a weeping angle!
Bring back Elliott.
...The list show is John? Elliott does Misconceptions.
+Luke Gartland He's probably on vacation
I wouldn't say crossing your arms is viewed as arrogant here in Finland. It can be done in that manner but also without being arrogant at all.
+Ville Nummisalo Yeah I'd think crossing your arms and leaning back could be interpreted as arrogant in any western culture anyway.
How is it with keeping constant eye-contact over there in Finland btw? Is that still considered a bit weird? Either aggressive or like you're making advances. Or has that pretty much changed to the western standard of a generally good thing? I know here in the north of Sweden it has pretty much changed but it can still feel a bit weird to lock eyes when speaking to someone.
+Anders Öhlund I don't think eye-contact has ever been that big of an issue here. Or maybe I'm just too young and it's not anymore. It might be considered a little bit flirty still I think but it depends the way you do it. But I think it hugely depends on individual how much they keep eye-contact. Finnish people are usually a little bit shy and awkward socially so not keeping a constant eye-contact definitely isn't weird.
Bitterspit Yeah for people born in the 80's or later it's pretty much a non-thing here (north of Sweden) but older generations would probably have thought it was a bit weird back in the day. I guess it also depends a bit on if one is a "city kid" or not.
+Ville Nummisalo Finnish wife confirmed! She also said it's not really a thing at all, if anything it means that person is bored or annoyed.
Anders Öhlund I guess in Finland we tend to not have constant eye contact for long. It makes me feel uncomfortable but it doesn't feel like an learned habit. Also I don't know how much is normal elsewhere.
"People blink 15 times in a minute"
Me *Stare mode activate!*
I don't know about Turkey but in Greece, nodding means yes. No is when you tilt your head slowly back once.
+Stavroula Vovla I came to find this comment!
Same in Turkey.
yes, that's true. it's a full face muscle workout! :p
***** I doubt it. It's a common misconception (ironic, really), I've heard it before..
***** I meant the "Greek" part. I don't know much about other countries' body language
If you watch her, she constantly switches between JUST TWO DIFFERENT HAND POSTURES. Open hand, puppet hand, open hand, puppet hand.
Umm... No. Actually, in Turkey, nodding your head up and down like in the video means "yes".
+simge çalışkan in Greece as well!
+simge çalışkan in Bulgaria it's the opposite but I'm guessing they know very little about the Balkans so they said Turkey and Greece.
You get an extra like for the weeping angel appearing every time the word "blink" was uttered. Nicely done, editors!
"Is this working for you guys?"
y-yes
Someone who's not John? Prepare for haters.
Seriously, people, you get way too bent out of shape about this! Different presenters present differently. If you can't handle someone talking with their hands a bit--and really, John does this very nearly as much--that's a reflection on you, not them.
...... I thought this said "32 facts about Lasagna"
I am so disappointed now...
Whatever a body lasagna is... wait, no... no no no... don't follow that thought, there's darkness.
To be fair, while spoken and written language both have official dictionary meanings (which are snapshots of usage, not dictated) , the way individuals intend and understand any given utterance at any given time can vary wildly.
I am highly skeptical of the sociobiological explanation for shaking hands. If the handshake had been found natively in a lot more cultures, then I might buy it, but it's a really Western thing.
Don't blink. Blink, and you're dead. They are fast. Faster then you can believe. Don't close your eyes, don't turn away, and don't blink.
Good luck
I loved how she was surprised by Turkey having the yes-nod as a no. That was gratifying.
I love how she mentioned the head-tilt attractiveness fact right after she was talking about self-touching.
5:38 "Chimpanzee use TONS of body gestures [...] there's about 66 different gestures..."
Nice weeping angel. You got me. This is how you mess with people properly
I don't know how it is in Greece, but we do nod to to say yes too. If you tilt your head backwards and not shake it, then that is a no. But shaking it up and down is a yes.
Some of these facts were uncomfortably obvious, like you were explaining human body language to aliens who didn't quite grasp the concept of it not being an actual language.
Weeping angel frame spliced in when blinking is brought up.
Two actually.
+sniperbAit77777 it was three
+sniperbAit77777 not cool for people with certain mental disorders...
yeah what the fuck was that about mental floss..more like satanic floss. Was that supposed to be funny? Cunts. and to not address it is what is cunty about it.
Not gonna lie the head tilt thing worked for her. Right away I noticed a "positive difference" I wonder if the head tilt back for me will work in pictures.
Omg. Unable to focus after the damn weeping angel!! I was NOT expecting that in a mental floss video!
THIS is why I read the comments. Saved my ass from a jump scare. Thanks guys lol.
That jump scare was awesome. I think it should have been less frames though because if it had been more difficult to catch, I think it would have freaked people out more.
+Dave Brown It is actually a reference to the show Doctor Who. The Weeping Angels are aliens that can only move if you don't look at them, or BLINK. So there are multiple frames to show they are getting closer to killing you, the viewer, as you blink more and more.
I know buddy. I watch Doctor Who actually! That's part of the reason it didn't really "scare" me (well that and the comments spoiled it so I was expecting something to happen). Anyways, I think that to anyone who didn't know about the angels or Doctor Who that it would have been much scarier if each "appearance" if you will was slightly less frames. Then they wouldn't be as certain if it actually was intentional or if they were just seeing things, which I think would actually be scarier
Nodding does not mean "no" in Turkey. It means "yes". Maybe you meant slightly bending your neck back once and clicking your tongue at the same time, because that actually does mean "no", although in a very informal or child-like way.
I wasn't expecting a weeping Angel. Thanks mental Floss..
Hi! Brazilian here. This video is pretty cool, but I'd just like to point out that the bit about the "horns" hand sign is misinforming.
First of all, our country is HUGE, so body language is as radically different between states as it would be between separate countries. That being said, the horn fingers thing is used for unfaithful spouses, yes, but only in very specific regions, and by very few people (mostly older populations). Comparatively, for the most part Brazilians use it as Americans do - because rock and roll has reached almost the whole of Brazil, so since the 60s the meaning of the gesture is being assimilated and suffers a radical change. It now means, in the majority, Rock. Some people also see it as a symbol for the Coisa Ruim, the Devil. I've known magic users in the Southeast region to use it as a means to purify bad things, "tirar mau-olhado".
I'm only saying this because you video gives the impression that our entire country uses that sign with THAT specific meaning, when actually those people are the minority - and they grow fewer in number every year, as American culture and music get more ingrained in our society.
A nod does not mean "no" in Turkish culture. we do not nod down to say no, we tilt our heads back slowly once, like a reverse nod.
+ilter Duran in Greece as well.
I don't know where you got it from, but nodding does not mean "no" in Turkey. FYI...
Thought the same thing x)
"Is this working for you guys?"
Actually yes :D
Im grom Greece, and the nodding they are talking about is not your typical nodding. Its nodding upwards and we use the normal nodding more to say yes
We don't nod downwards to say no in greece, we tilt the head backwards or sideways but never down, so what's up with that?
This needs to go viral, because apparently everyone around me is a Body Language expert who knows everything about me because i crossed my legs, or i looked left when i'm talking... Because we all know there's only a few types of personalities on earth and it can be discovered through crossed hands -.-
Now I have to watch out for weeping angels jumping out of my computer...haha, love the nod to DW
I'm calling bullshit on the last one. Not that I don't believe its a fact, I just think Someone in Japan lied and said I'm not falling asleep I'm just closing my eyes to listen deeper.
Yeah, like falling asleep at school and saying that you were briefly meditating to lower your stress and anxiety to learn better...
"Oh, yea I'm very spiritual too..."
DON'T BLINK! DON'T EVEN BLINK! WHATEVER YOU DO, don't.... Blink.
As a person who stutters I find that talking over the phone is much more difficult because it cuts out the body language aspect of communication. Give me my eyebrows and hands and my stuttering is lessened significantly.
Im not sure that the nodding means no thing is entirely correct. When learning about Greek culture myself from my understanding the meaning depends on how you nod. If its upwards, then its no, but downwards and its a yes.
+grimfang999 Your learning and understanding is correct! :)
The head tilting thing is about perspective (and it's also used in photography). Tilting your head forward will make your forehead look larger and your chin smaller, which we associate with femininity. Whereas tilting your head upward will make your chin appear larger, which we associate with masculinity.
Add to that men are on average taller than women (from the same ethnic/regional group), and the effect becomes even more pronounced, since Mr Average looks at a downward angle at Ms Average, whereas Ms Average looks at an upward angle at Mr Average.
In Korea you can also not call people to you with a finger (also only done to animals, might be the same in other South East Asian countries as well).
Isn't it considered impolite everywhere to shake hands without taking your gloves off? (Central European speaking here) - Also, I hate shaking someone's hand, why can't we all just bow to one another?
I mirror people sitting next to me in lectures and at the theatre and such. Always slightly annoying when I realize I've been doing it again.
I so got the chills when she tilted her head down and to the side. Wow, umm... yeah. The "hotness" factor went through the roof when she did that. I'd say that I agree with that body language assessment ; )...although she forgot to mention that with her head tilted and her eyebrow raised for that split second did it also. Hey, what can I say? I'm all about sexy microexpressions! And yes, I'm well aware that she wasn't even trying. her hubby might have a problem if she was giving her full "Blue Steel" look on CZcams. lol
Interesting about closing the eyes to concentrate while listening. I am an MT and I do that every day at work.
Wouldn't say that shaking hands with a woman is not appropriate in Russia. People just don't tend to do that. I shake hands with women all the time in business situations.
Also, in Russia, it's not appropriate to give out a hand to shake to an older person first. Though only old folks tend to take notice.
Turkish guy here, 6:26 is completely wrong. We nod to say yes and shake our head side to side to say no; don't know about Greece but they probably aren't different either.
+Szandor indeed we arent. But I guess the "nod" she describes is the one we do when we tilt our head backwards slowly (also to say no).
+MenelmacarGR oooh, yeah you're right. totaly forgot about that one
That weeping angel just scared the crap out of me!!
maintaining eye contact can be seen as creepy as well.
and knock it of with that creepy statue thing. (weeping angel?)
Awesome, now I can't blink for the rest of the night...
I like Adriene a lot. Hope she sticks around.
This is probably the only time I've been pleasantly surprised by a jump scare. :P
Thank god other people saw the Dr. Who angels too, I thought I was... Jeez, pretty scary if you're in a dark room
PARDON ME BUT YOU'VE JUST MADE A TON OF ANGELS WITH THAT TENTH FACT
Oh my god, a Weeping Angel! An image of an angel, is an angel. Don't blink. You blink, it comes closer. Every blink, it grows faster. It gets you, you're stone.
"People do different gestures for all sorts of reasons, but I do gestures for all the reasons."
Nice touch with the Weeping Angels -- not sleeping any time soon.
In Korea, when calling a friend over, you should wave your hand palm down. When you you summon people by pulling palm up, it's like calling a dog. :)
Were the weeping angels really necessary? I almost spilled my tea!
Those wheeping Angels gave me a heart attack. No one ever do that ever again!
Interesting set of facts. Thank you, Mental Floss!!!
The jumpscare actually got me.
I absolutely loved the Weeping Angels!
I love when Adriene hosts. Keep her on!!!
In Russia, it's not "frowned upon" to shake hands with a person of opposite sex. It's common for men to greet each other with a handshake and for women - depending on age and relationship between the two - a kiss on the cheek (once) or a nod. Of course, if a woman reaches out to shake hands with a man or vice versa (or a woman offers a handshake to another woman, for that matter) it will be generally accepted. It just would be a bit out of place. Unless it's business.
In Hungary as well, you should take off your gloves for a handshake!
And while on a classical music concert, you can, if you want to, close your eyes. People, who don't go to such concerts that often, will think that you're sleeping, but it's otherwise totally accepted.
I'm Turkish and that no thing is absolutely 'not' correct!
Hi, i'm brazillian, and you're right! But we also point with our heads first, and than we make the gesture, but without drawing much atention. See, this is one of the most agressives curses we have here... cursing other one's mother is also very intense arround here...
Too fast transition between facts. I find it quite hard to absorb everything as it is presented. A short pause between each fact I think it might have helped.
Same. Sometimes in these episodes I need a moment to process the fun fact, 'cause I'm really thinking about it. And then I miss the beginning of the next fact.
Yeah, using your index finger to summon someone is just rude for us Filipinos. We prefer "Hoy bakla, benaki todits!".
The weeping angels scared the crap out of me xD
I'm going to a Business Conference in Japan = I'm taking a Sponsored Nap!
I had no idea falling asleep during a speech was ok...I've had to sit through so many speeches in Japan trying not to fall asleep. I'm so relieved I don't have to fight it anymore :P
+Yadira Ayon Cool! Please expand o what kind of speeches you've had to endure over there.
In my view, the head tilt totally worked and made you look more attractive..... I will definitely use this in the future! Thanks:)
I am a brazillian, from São Paulo, and I actually never heard of "horn fingers" meaning one's spouse is a cheater.
We do say that a man whose spouse cheated on him has horns, or that his spouse gave him horns, or even that he was "horned" by his spouse, but I have never seen someone making a hand gesture of any sort to comunicate that.
For me the horn fingers hand gesture means "metal" (the music genre) or "the devil".
LOVEDDDDD the weeping angels. Well done!
Ok, did anyone else catch that weeping Angel drop! I did not blink!
LOL The Weeping Angels
10/10
the thing about crossing your arms in Finland also applies to Sweden.
The first weeping angel scared the crap out of me
Drifting off to sleep watching this and then the fucking weeping angels appear 😂😂😂
Don't blink. Don't even blink. They're fast. Faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck.
2:52 angel. I was not even looking at the screen directly when I saw the flash...
It is just beautiful to see all the Doctor Who fans here.
Question: if so much of language is visual and involves seeing body movements, how can we fully understand what's being said in recordings, over the phone, etc?
Just when you think you can stop worrying about keeping your eyes open around any statue, the Angels come back. Thanks guys...
Limbic synchrony!!!! I noticed years ago that I would mimic my close friends body language. never mentioned it because I thought it was so odd. I've also been told that I have too much empathy for some people. thank goodness I'm not the only one with Limbic synchrony.
Well, goodbye sleep. Now I'll be afraid a weeping angel is near! Damn you Mental Floss
Why the weeping angels I can't blink now
In standard etiquette, it's STILL considered impolite for a man to offer his hand to a woman; if she offers hers, he gently, and briefly, shakes it. Same in all western countries, traditionally. This is not to scold or preach, but to note how quickly our casual-Friday-every-day world has jettisoned tradition.
Thanks for scaring the poop out of me with the weeping angels. It was one of the few times I glanced at the screen, and I never realised just how scary they are (even after watching all of those episodes).
"No" isn't exactly nodding in Turkey. It's one movement where you tilt your chin up, combined with a kind of a "chirping" sound made by the tip of the tongue.
Otherwise, nodding mean just agreeing like in the west.
That head tilting thing actually worked, I'm somewhat embarrassed now :D
in Greece, a nod as shown in the video, is a yes. Half a nod upwards, accompanied by a sound "tsou" means no.
Noding doesn't mean no in Turkey. I don't know about Greece but when I was in Bulgaria, I've learnt that it is as you've described.