Human Behavior Study #1: Saluting Other Humans
Recently, I’ve noticed a peculiar facet of human behavior: The amount of regard/respect one human has to another is directly proportional to their acknowledgment of one another. It’s something I’ve been noticing for a while now. Although it’s not scientifically proven, it seems like common sense that how much someone likes you is expressed in their Hello or Goodbye or how much they dislike you but I still think it’s of some meaningful use to many out there that aren’t as socially savvy.
There are several different degrees of “Hellos” that I have noticed in my time on Earth. For those of you who don’t know, these acknowledgments are for people you’ve already know or have met. There are separated by vocal and or physical signals, plus distance (note: I will refer to any human as a She, because it could easily be written as S/he because it applies to both sexes) :
DISTANCE: LONG ( 50ft +)
- “HEY!/YO!” + Double/Triple Hand Wave
She likes you. Bonus if she waves you to come over to talk, or if she comes over to you.
- “Hey” + Hand Wave
She thinks your cool, but that’s it.
- Hand Wave Long
You’re not highly regarded nor disregarded. You’re just there to say hi to.
DISTANCE: MEDIUM (20 ft + or-)
- Hand Wave Short
You’re not highly regarded nor disregarded. You’re just there to say hi to.
- Quick Draw + “Hey”
She quickly raises her open hand to show it to you and says “Hey,” and quickly withdraws her hand. She’s just being nice.
- Quick Draw (no vocal signal)
She’s trying really hard to be nice to you and acknowledge your presence as quickly as humanly possible.
DISTANCE: SHORT (5-10ft)
- Surprise Attack
She sneaks up on you to say hi. She likes you.
- Hug
There are many different types of hugs, as defined by the FREE HUGS GUY, but mainly, the tighter and longer and closer they hug you, the more they like you.
- Hi-Five
She hi-fives you. You’re too cool.
- Hand Shake
You’re fine to interact with. You’re non threatening. Not too exciting either.
- Head Nod
She’s too cool to say Hi to you. She thinks you’re… okay.
- Eye-Ups (optional: Head Nod)
She barely moves her eyes and eyebrows up to acknowledge you. She doesn’t like you very much.
- The Glance of Death
She barely glances at you and then immediately looks away. She thinks you’re ugly/ annoying/ anti-social/ smelly/or ugly. PLUS she doesn’t like you.
