I actually decided to watch an episode of Love Ir or List It on HGTV. This is not a show that I normally watch but I thought it might give me good insight with body language and facial expressions because it is someone's house.
I could tell by the body language that the 2 TV host were not agreeing on the house that the couple was living in. They were not happy with the way that the house looked and the space that they had little off. They were making facial expressions that were looked sad and upset instead of happy and excited about the house. The couple who were currently loving in the house went to look at other houses and you could tell that they were not in love with the houses that they were seeing. They just make disgusted faces like they were unhappy. When the show went back to the host you could tell that there was something wrong with the remodel because she looked angry and was rolling her eyes at the construction workers. The final house that the couple looked at they really liked because they were smiling and laughing. When the show was over the couple was so happy with the remodel of their own home because they were running around and looking at everything, smiling from ear to ear and laughing.
Most of the thing that I assumed were very true. The family was unhappy with the house that they were currently living in and they loved looking at a possible new home. They were also happy with their remodel and how it turned out. I think that this show was very easy to follow based on their expressions. I think watching a sitcom or series would have been a little more difficult because the characters might have been harder to read.
Lauren, it is truly amazing how much we can learn from a person with only looking at their body language an cues. What this week has made me realize is that although my assumptions were accurate as well, I am very blessed to have hearing to be able to double check to see if what i assumed was correct. Imagine those who have loss of hearing or difficulty hearing. They can only go off of the body language and cues of those who do not speak sign language.
ReplyDeleteIt is very difficult to determine someone's every expression and/or feeling without hearing them. It can lead to many misinterpretations. I learned many things this week but, i think the best thing i learned is to always be open minded on communication.