Reply #244: Non verbal expression is one of the most significant [View All]

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forms of communication. Smiles between strangers establish a sense of trust, affiliation and goodwill. What could be more important in a multi-cultural society than strangers sharing smiles? When someone is masking her face, she is in effect thumbing her nose at fostering that sense of affiliation that can only be established by non verbal means. We humans are extremely sensitive to non verbal cues which tend to be regarded as more spontaneous than verbal declarations. Non verbal communication speaks volumes.

An unmasked face symbolizes openness and trust between humans, whereas veils represent distrust and separateness. There is no good to be gained with masked faces in multi-cultural socities.