This Is Why People Avoid You!
You can't justify it...
70 to 93% of communication is non-verbal, shown through gestures, body language, voice tones, etc.
Yes, body language and nonverbal interactions reveal what a person hides, deliberately or unknowingly!
A psychiatric study by Brinke LT, Stimson DS, and Carney DR reveals there are various reasons why body language doesn’t support words uttered.
But one thing is certain — we don’t mean to annoy people — it just happens without us realizing it. And the sad part is people perceive those behaviors as rude, insensitive, and arrogant.
I have been on both ends of the spectrum — the annoyer and the annoyed. So, here are some things I’ve learned NOT to do at all costs to maintain the decorum of any social situation.
Dismissing Others’ Life Preferences/Perceptions
I was at a dinner gathering with some friends when the conversation somehow turned to aliens. Now, I don’t believe in aliens. But one of my friends does. And she started talking about how she thinks they exist and have visited our planet.
I could tell the other people at the table weren’t interested in what she had to say. But I didn’t want to be rude, so I just sat there and listened.
Then, one of the other guests started making fun of her for believing in aliens.