What is the role of eye in a face to face conversation? This particular question is jiggling in my mind for sometime now. It started when I saw her asking a villager some favor. While talking to a stranger I definitely would have removed my eyeglasses. I felt it weird for a moment that she didn't bother to do so. It looked peremptory to ask an unknown person a favor without removing the goggles. However, if she was wearing a normal specs, I wouldn't have felt so. Does eye-to-eye contact gives some warmth and friendliness in a conversation?
Then again, I usually remove my cap (If Im wearing one) when I talk to some socially respected figures like a school teacher. Does it mean that its my beautiful hairstyle that shows my respect to him? ;-). Though cap gives a cool dude look sometimes, it can represent one's uppity attitude as well.
I am wondering if both of these (removing goggles and caps) are considered an action of expressing one's respect to others or only I feel so. What is your take on that?
2 comments:
The goggle thing, I am totally with you.
I hate it when people talk to me without removing their goggles. I want to see their eyes if I want to be able to talk.
Another thing is *headphones*.
Not removing these are definitely considered by me, as disrespect.
(I never wear goggles, always remove headphones when talking and remove cap when talking with respectable figures)
Agree with you... never thought so much about removing cap and all, since i hardly wear one.. but one thing I find even more annoying than not removing goggles is not looking at the person when that person is talking to you.. makes you feel like you are being ignored..
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