Not-So-Universal Symbols.
When I worked at XPN, Chris Williams — one of the greatest humans in the universe — and I developed a whole set of universal symbols that everyone should apply to their daily lives. (I think there were just four or five actually.) Unfortunately, I cannot show or explain them to you so you'll just have to figure them out on your own. But, the point is that universal symbols exist and should be — as their title suggests — universal.
I have discovered one that isn't: the upper arm touch.
What man in this world doesn't know by now that when a girl giggles and touches his upper arm, what she's basically saying is "I love you?" I mean, honestly. Do you think we do that kind of thing just for shits and giggles? You're not that funny and your muscles are not impressive enough to merit spontaneous touching. Now you know.
The problem is people in Chile are very friendly. So much so that I probably have to give an average of 20 kisses on the cheek on any given day. At first it seemed kind of sweet, but then you have to start giving kisses on the cheek to random people you've just been introduced to, or random people you haven't been introduced to that happen to be at the same place at the same time as you, and then it's not so cute anymore. I'm developing a serious fear of strange cheeks. But, anyway, people here are friendly and so they take any kind of touchy-feely gesture as one of friendliness and nothing else. Do you see the dilemna? I mean, how do people get together in this country? There's clearly no real flirting going on. They're definitely not doing the upper arm grab or anything that involves touching. God, I hope they're not just running around winking at each other or something. That would be weird.
Secrets shall be uncovered soon (I hope.) Spill the beans if you have any.
Loves (not in the touch-your-arm-cause-i-love-you way, though),
- E
I have discovered one that isn't: the upper arm touch.
What man in this world doesn't know by now that when a girl giggles and touches his upper arm, what she's basically saying is "I love you?" I mean, honestly. Do you think we do that kind of thing just for shits and giggles? You're not that funny and your muscles are not impressive enough to merit spontaneous touching. Now you know.
The problem is people in Chile are very friendly. So much so that I probably have to give an average of 20 kisses on the cheek on any given day. At first it seemed kind of sweet, but then you have to start giving kisses on the cheek to random people you've just been introduced to, or random people you haven't been introduced to that happen to be at the same place at the same time as you, and then it's not so cute anymore. I'm developing a serious fear of strange cheeks. But, anyway, people here are friendly and so they take any kind of touchy-feely gesture as one of friendliness and nothing else. Do you see the dilemna? I mean, how do people get together in this country? There's clearly no real flirting going on. They're definitely not doing the upper arm grab or anything that involves touching. God, I hope they're not just running around winking at each other or something. That would be weird.
Secrets shall be uncovered soon (I hope.) Spill the beans if you have any.
Loves (not in the touch-your-arm-cause-i-love-you way, though),
- E
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