7: Take It From the Torso in .NET

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According to English zoologist Desmond Morris the shrug is made up of five elements, four of which are key to understanding the gesture He labels these four elements key elements because they can, on their own, convey the message The key elements for a shrug are: 1 Hunched shoulders The shoulders are raised and lowered Both shoulders are not required to convey the shrug One shoulder hunching up on its own while the other remains still is an equally valid shrug 2 Hands twisted into the palms up position The palms of the hands face upward in an open position A shrug can be successfully transmitted through the upward turning of one or both hands 3 Lowered mouth corners The head and body remain still as the corners of the mouth turn down 4 Raised eyebrows Like the full bodied shrug, an upward jerk of the eyebrows can convey astonishment, indifference, and bewilderment Any of these four individual gestures, taken on their own and in context, can be perceived as a shrug The one other element that goes into a full shrug is an amplifier, or supporting element The amplifier in a full shrug is tilting the head to one side This type of element taken on its own can t accurately transmit the message It has to work in combination with one or more key elements to convey the point A number of different shrugging styles depend on the attitude being conveyed and the individual performing the gesture People from Mediterranean and Latin countries use their gestures freely whereas Anglo-Saxons and Asians are more restricted in their use of physical movement

You re at your first meeting of the day, feeling confident that you can answer any question your boss may throw your way And then the unanticipated comes and you freeze like a deer panicking in the headlights You don t want to show your ignorance so you control your gestures A well-trained observer, however, would spot the nano-second, micro-movement of your shoulders as your head momentarily drops into your rising shoulders like a turtle sucking its head into its shell An elderly couple approached Guy in London to ask him directions to Buckingham Palace English was not their mother tongue and they struggled to understand Guy as he gave them detailed directions Looking at them as he spoke, Guy was able to tell that they didn t understand what he was saying They raised their shoulders and hands in bewilderment as they tilted

their heads as if that would help them understand him better By speaking slowly, using simple terms, pointing in the right direction, and counting out his fingers how long it would take them to get there if they didn t get lost he hoped that they understood him correctly The final lift of the old woman s shoulders indicated that perhaps they had their doubts

In addition to conveying misunderstanding, lack of knowledge, and apology, the shrug can also indicate an unwillingness to get involved Because of the submissive actions that make up a shrug head pulled down into the shoulders, open forward facing palms serving as a shield, raised eyebrows, and a tilted head the action indicates that you don t want to be drawn in Raising your shoulders is a defensive behaviour designed to protect your neck, one of your body s most vulnerable parts By holding your open palms in front of you you re showing that although you have nothing to conceal you re also setting up a barrier between you and another person Figure 7-5 shows someone who doesn t want to get involved