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Emojis: Cultural differences
Emojis: Cultural differences

Psychologist Albert Mehrabian famously claimed that only 7% of our communication is verbal and 93% is non-verbal; out of which body language is more than 55%. No wonder that people have felt the need to sooner or later include these human expressions in their written messages to better communicate their emotions and express their message.

Scientists have discovered that when we look at a smiley face online, the same very specific parts of the brain are activated as when we look at a real human face.

Emojis are used by about 90% (estimated) of the world's online population.

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Andreea StefanescuThe School of MannersEmojis, culture, diversity, body language, leadership, media, communication, language, manners, etiquette training, cultural intelligence, etiquette trainer, people skills, business etiquette, message, email, email etiquetteComment
First Date Etiquette 101
First Date Etiquette 101

IF YOU ARE INITIATING THE DATE, DO THE ASKING IN ADVANCE. Asking someone on a Thursday evening to meet up for Thursday night drinks is not a date.

A PROPER INVITATION: Make sure that you actually show some interest and intention into the asking. Saying “let’s catch up for drinks sometimes” is not showing interest for an actual first date but it says “ not really sure if I like you yet but I would like to keep you on the side until I get some spare time to waste and when I do I expect you to be available at a texts notice”.

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Andreea StefanescuThe School of Mannersdating, etiquette training, relationships, couples, happiness, confidence, charisma, people skills, people, body language, grooming, appearance, restaurant, money, bill, payment, marriage, first date, couples etiquette, mannersComment