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New age body language and mind expert Allan Pease doesn't like to mince words. For four decades, his brand of life skills have helped rock stars and Prime Ministers coast through. Fona Frnandez attempts to get into the mind of Mr Body Language
How important is listening in a relationship?
It is most important for the woman. Men start 90% of affairs and 80% are broken by women. Most women think, "He doesn't listen to me, it's like I don't exist at all." Women want acknowledgement from men while men are more interested about ideas, facts and data. Women prefer to talk about the events of the day -- downloading everything to their spouse without any interruption is important for them.u00a0
What are the most obvious body language traits that separate Indians from their counterparts elsewhere, particularly in Asia?
The basic emotions are the same regardless of culture. The subtle nuances change however. One of the most crucial elements in India is eye contact. Men here tend to stare at women, which comes across as aggressive and the exact opposite of what one notices in the rest of Asia. Another factor is touch: Men tend to hold hands with their best friends here -- there's nothing sexual about it. It rarely raises eyebrows here. Space is another factor that is interesting to observe here: how far one tends to stand from another person. Also, out here, I've noticed how people might be rude and offensive while arguing at traffic signals and get back to their normal behaviour as soon as the signal changes! Also, head wobbles here can be quite disconcerting for the non Indian travelling across the country -- one has no choice but to make our own inferences from these. It's been 25 years since I visited India last -- and the Indian Itch is still on. I pity the Indian woman who has no choice but to be a witness to it!
Are people more conscious of creating their own image or are we witnessing a bandwagon, "me-too" mentality?
Traditionally, in most parts of Asia including India philosophies veer towards the individualistic, spiritualistic frame of mind. But I've begun to notice how everyone now wants to get rich, real fast. It's very prominent here. Typically obvious cultural differences are changing here because of US television. Soon, there will be nothing to separate this part of the world from the West. It will disappear altogether. There were very measurable, pronounced differences earlier. Today, can see an Arnold Schwarzenegger in everybody.
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