If someone is about to get hurt or gets hurt people put their hands over their head/face. Is this a gesture we all do? If so why?
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> Is this a gesture we all do?
No, it isn’t. Gestures and reactions are dependent upon the culture we are exposed to, growing up, or via the media we watch. For example, the “wave your hands in front of your face to prevent yourself from crying” gesture is not universal. It largely comes from western movies (romantic comedies, and the like). You almost never see people from non-western countries naturally make that gesture unless they have been exposed to a lot of western media.
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