autisticelders wrote:
In many cultures making eye contact is considered insulting or offensive. I was raised NOT to make eye contact with older people, social superiors, authorities, etc. and punished and corrected if I did! Like many other parts of life, eye contact is something some societies welcome and others avoid. Testing to see if we "do it right" in the societies where eye contact is encouraged is the height of absurdity. Your opinions might vary.
Egad! You seem to be right:
ToughDiamond wrote:
I once tried looking at my boss' face while talking with her, but it seemed to make her more aggressive towards me. It might have been a cultural thing - she was Malaysian.
Sure enough, I just found this:
https://www.coursehero.com/file/p688nij ... ting-with/Before today I thought my explanation was sheer conjecture. Now my theory has become a tad more grounded in evidence.
09 Jan 2023, 2:28 pm
