tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post2379693131328085776..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: Cultural WorriesJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-19063227309717233552013-09-12T21:37:41.385-04:002013-09-12T21:37:41.385-04:00Plus, distracted by children! I probably got a pa...Plus, distracted by children! I probably got a pass. Academics with social skills: a rare bird. I feel like one could write a very entertaining field guide. (Much like yours on Brooklynites, etc.)Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-63216011413580040872013-09-12T21:36:03.347-04:002013-09-12T21:36:03.347-04:00I once worried about the fact that I hadn't re...I once worried about the fact that I hadn't removed my glove to shake someone's hand (outdoors, in February, in Ohio) for about three months. When I finally mentioned it, turned out the person hadn't even noticed. <br /><br />(He probably both identifies as HE and has parents. Play the averages, y'know? But I get it.) Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-36456736208271729672013-09-12T08:11:20.745-04:002013-09-12T08:11:20.745-04:00I would place good money on the notion that, even ...I would place good money on the notion that, even if he did notice some micro-hesitation (and really, someone has to go first with the whole hand-proffering business), the idea he had about you was "yet another slightly dotty academic eccentric; imagine encountering one of those on campus." Personally, I am made nervous by social interactions on campus that DO go smoothly -- is that person an infiltrator of some kind? What if s/he just sold me something and I failed to notice? ...I hope I like it.bionichttp://bionicmamas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-87927882791378854282013-09-11T22:49:30.297-04:002013-09-11T22:49:30.297-04:00Shaking hands is a disgusting cultural ritual. I t...Shaking hands is a disgusting cultural ritual. I think you should do your part to discourage it, regardless of the reason. <br /><br />This is totally the kind of thing I'd keep thinking about. Did I offend him? Did I did I did I? For example, I recently had a conversation with a student in which I asked if his parents were letting him settle in okay or were bothering him too much, and then felt like an ASS for assuming that he has PARENTS. <br /><br />Uh, he probably DOES. Not unreasonable. OH! I also felt like an ass for saying that a student was male. What do I know about his biological sex or gender identification? NOTHING. I ASSUMED. Which is all just to say that I get the worry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-60255446443618732152013-09-10T21:01:55.813-04:002013-09-10T21:01:55.813-04:00Probably not. I once worried about the Glove Inci...Probably not. I once worried about the Glove Incident for, like, months, and the other person hadn't even noticed, right? The South. It warps you.Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-50834751398597373292013-09-10T21:01:07.498-04:002013-09-10T21:01:07.498-04:00OH DEAR. Now I'm afraid to look up what that ...OH DEAR. Now I'm afraid to look up what that might mean in Brazil...Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-10325957378462719922013-09-09T20:47:14.724-04:002013-09-09T20:47:14.724-04:00I'm certain he didn't notice. Your mind ma...I'm certain he didn't notice. Your mind may be weird, but it is entertaining!.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276995787173932700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-31574832617350179152013-09-09T08:57:04.028-04:002013-09-09T08:57:04.028-04:00I don't think it's weird at all and I thin...I don't think it's weird at all and I think having experiences like that only makes life more rich for everyone involved. I, for one, am carful never to make the ok sign with my fingers after a few horrifying mistakes when I lived in Brazil. Sometimes I think I see a weird look when I offer a thumbs up for "okay" but that's their business ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com