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Avoiding Eye Contact

We've all seen it and most of us have done it. What is it you may inquire? It's the funny things people do to avoid eye contact. First we have " The Scan." That's when someone trying to avoid eye contact will look at you from head to toe with finally orchestrated up and down rapid eye movement, there by avoiding the allotted time which constitutes actual looking. Then there is what's called the " Look Back." Yes, you can already guess, this is when you pretend you heard someone call your name behind you or you suddenly wonder if you left something in the store you just left. Have I picked yours yet? We next have a classic known as " Phantom Calls." Isn't it amazing that just when someone is looking at you, you remembered that important call you needed to make or your sure your cellphone just rang, so of course you need to check it.Then we have the " Head drop." It's mind boggling to calculate the chance that your neck muscles without warning turn to jello and your head drops at precisely the time someone looks your way. These are some of the skillful ways one can avoid making eye contact. I hope you've enjoyed them.

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Date: 8/12/2015 12:59:00 AM
Had to laugh at this. In the UK you can walk around a crowded megastore without making eye contact once before the check out asks for the money and never bumping shopping trolleys. Here in Spain its not an issue, either you are stared at directly, totally unabashed or totally ignored by a face which tells you to crawl back under a rock, and that's just crossing the street. Kind regards, Ian
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