Are People More Nonverbal On here or ...?

I’ve never been a chatterbox. I’d rather listen and occasionally share my thoughts but I have a quirky sense of humor so must be careful of offending. I also find it hard to either ‘talk’ or ‘listen’ without benefit of facial expression or tone of voice as we must do here. So much of the meaning or intent of what we say is conveyed non-verbally. It’s hard to be playful or light-hearted and not offend so I often just keep my thoughts to myself.

My personal peer group has never been large (by preference) but due to age and circumstance, it is almost non-existent now. Participating on line fills a social need even when done silently.
 

I would like to 'talk' more but health problems get in the way as is the case with many of us here.
It is a Senior forum
Eyesight, nerve damage and other things limits typing time at computer.
Sometimes a picture, cartoon, gif, whatever , can help get the message across.
so....

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In real person to person life, I personally flow away from overly emotional people, some of which have been around other like emotional people all their lives so don't know there is a difference. That often shows when such persons without corporate work experience first begin working in company groups with others. It is wise to learn to suppress emotions during communication with others especially all manner of non verbal clues our faces have evolved. Some alcohol users are particularly emotional when drinking and rather blind to how others react to them when they are so.
 
blonde goes to the Dr :Doc I hurt everywhere"

Doc says " Ok I will need to check you cm by cm - this could take some time"?
 
David777 said:
In real person to person life, I personally flow away from overly emotional people, some of which have been around other like emotional people all their lives so don't know there is a difference. That often shows when such persons without corporate work experience first begin working in company groups with others. It is wise to learn to suppress emotions during communication with others especially all manner of non verbal clues our faces have evolved. Some alcohol users are particularly emotional when drinking and rather blind to how others react to them when they are so.
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Some researcher (I'll try to find who and post link) concluded that a dramatic over-use of emotion while conversing can indicate an insecurity which is fueled by an inferiority complex. In the speaker's mind, experiencing and voicing a variety of emotions is a measure of intelligence. Emotion displaces analytic, objective, reasoned types of mental activity. The speaker believes displaying emotion is a display of intelligence. Not always the case of course, but there was shown a statistically significant leaning toward this conclusion. Take it for what it's worth. I happen to agree that emotive display is a learned habit. It is a style of communicating that many others do not share or are comfortable with.
 

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