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The idea of this blog was intiated by Dr.Taiba Sadiq for the "Cultural litracy " course given in the college of basic education (Kuwait) , through this blog students of this course will be able to discuss different topics related to culture , comment , argue and share their ideas .
this blog started on October 2009.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
body language
it is said that women are better at reading body language then men, do you think this is true? and why?
Women generally are better at noticing details that men usually overlook. Women are therefore more capable than men when it comes to reading body language. They are able to notice subtle gestures, inconsistencies between verbal language and body language and irregular behavior. This is primarily due to the fact that women use more parts of the brain at one time when processing messages than men do.
I think it's not true because women focus on the shape in general and don't go deep behind those hidden things on body language. But men can notice gestures better than women in my opinion.
men are not like woman in their way of talk, they are so direct, their sentences are short, simple,opening,and a clear point, so they don't have that experiance of understanding some sign or details as much as woman can get it. in other hand, woman has many facial sign showing that she is listening more than men, and she reads the meaning of what is being said through voice intonation and the speaker's body language, so they do understand each other or even in communicating with men they get the details by their body language.
commenting in what hanan ibraheem said, it is exactly the opposite, especialy in arab countries. at the same time it may be true but in some specific countries like USA for instance.
I respect all your opinions, but the truth is that when it comes to body language there are indeed differences between the two genders. This does not mean one gender is inherently “better” or “worse” than the other is, it just means they have different tendencies and characteristics. For instance, there are differences in terms of receiving messages, women tend to be better at receiving body language messages, especially when it comes to noticing inconsistencies between body language and verbal language as Yasmine mentioned. Also, there are differences in terms of sending messages, men tend to be less skilled at using subtle body language to influence communication without seeming to be doing so at all.
In my point of view , women spend lots of their time talking or chatting , and because of that , women get to know more of the body language than men , since men don't chat that much , example : when a woman wants to ask for something from her husband , she might first prefere not to speak , because she thinks that he might understand her from her body language , but it turns out that the only way to make a man understand emotions and feelings is to speak to him directly .
i think they are , because they talk more than men do, and thus body language supports their talking and helps them expressing their emotions and feeling.
Body language and gustures transfers the message quicker and that is why we, sometimes, use guestures and body language before we talk .. they are easier ..
men talk directly most of the times , and they are straight to the point .
Oh my oh my, Next they will be telling me that women are smarter than men. Well, I know it's true that women have better interpretation to body language, I just can't believe it. Can you tell me a practical situation where women can interpret body language while men can't ? Because, you know, one should take care, eh .....
I think it has nothing to do with whether you’re a man or a woman. I think it depends more on the person itself whether he/she tries to understand the other person beyond the words that are being said. For example, tapping the feet while speaking may mean that the person is anxious even if he/she are speaking clearly.
Women generally are better at noticing details that men usually overlook. Women are therefore more capable than men when it comes to reading body language. They are able to notice subtle gestures, inconsistencies between verbal language and body language and irregular behavior. This is primarily due to the fact that women use more parts of the brain at one time when processing messages than men do.
ReplyDeleteI think it's not true because women focus on the shape in general and don't go deep behind those hidden things on body language. But men can notice gestures better than women in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI think it's not true. women in general concentrate on the speech or the way others talk,not on their body language.
ReplyDeletemen are not like woman in their way of talk, they are so direct, their sentences are short, simple,opening,and a clear point, so they don't have that experiance of understanding some sign or details as much as woman can get it. in other hand, woman has many facial sign showing that she is listening more than men, and she reads the meaning of what is being said through voice intonation and the speaker's body language, so they do understand each other or even in communicating with men they get the details by their body language.
ReplyDeletecommenting in what hanan ibraheem said, it is exactly the opposite, especialy in arab countries. at the same time it may be true but in some specific countries like USA for instance.
ReplyDeleteI respect all your opinions, but the truth is that when it comes to body language there are indeed differences between the two genders. This does not mean one gender is inherently “better” or “worse” than the other is, it just means they have different tendencies and characteristics.
ReplyDeleteFor instance, there are differences in terms of receiving messages, women tend to be better at receiving body language messages, especially when it comes to noticing inconsistencies between body language and verbal language as Yasmine mentioned. Also, there are differences in terms of sending messages, men tend to be less skilled at using subtle body language to influence communication without seeming to be doing so at all.
In my point of view , women spend lots of their time talking or chatting , and because of that , women get to know more of the body language than men , since men don't chat that much , example : when a woman wants to ask for something from her husband , she might first prefere not to speak , because she thinks that he might understand her from her body language , but it turns out that the only way to make a man understand emotions and feelings is to speak to him directly .
ReplyDeletei think they are , because they talk more than men do, and thus body language supports their talking and helps them expressing their emotions and feeling.
ReplyDeleteBody language and gustures transfers the message quicker and that is why we, sometimes, use guestures and body language before we talk .. they are easier ..
men talk directly most of the times , and they are straight to the point .
Oh my oh my, Next they will be telling me that women are smarter than men. Well, I know it's true that women have better interpretation to body language, I just can't believe it. Can you tell me a practical situation where women can interpret body language while men can't ? Because, you know, one should take care, eh .....
ReplyDeleteI think it has nothing to do with whether you’re a man or a woman. I think it depends more on the person itself whether he/she tries to understand the other person beyond the words that are being said. For example, tapping the feet while speaking may mean that the person is anxious even if he/she are speaking clearly.
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