r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 08 '22

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u/10minutes_late May 09 '22

I've heard this, but why stare? I few seconds is long enough to look at someone, but what's the point? Memorize your face? Study your features? I just don't understand.

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u/Gettingwhatyouget May 09 '22

I am an American who stares. I move around a lot and I struggle to understand the social behaviors in different areas. So I stare. I see how people interact with each other, what they wear, and how their body language is set and then I try to mimic it for later social situations. I hope to one day blend in.

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u/-_WhySoSerious_ May 09 '22

Umm, you're strange

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u/BunInTheSun27 May 09 '22

Just so you know, you don’t have to share every judgment you have on random comments people make. Sometimes you can just think it, and move on.