They can in the sense that the attitude/emotions u frequently can, over time, leave their mark on your face. For example, someone who has experienced long-term grief....that sadness reflect in their eyes and other features. Similarly someone who is often worried, angry, or arrogant....these emotions/attitudes can reflect themselves in not only facial features, but body language, tone of voice, etc.
So, to an extent it makes sense. Majority of the messages we send are nonverbal.
If you think our behaviors and our perceptions about those behaviors are dictated by circumstance and environment we got then how come several people with similar features exhibit similar pattern of attitude toward others? Sadness reflection, worried, angry, or arrogant is simple thing, anyone can get that and that does not modify our facial features.
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I don't think you can treat facial features as a guarantee because they are cases where some can appear to be nice/trustworthy and turn out to be otherwise. I guess that's where "don't judge a book by it's cover" would apply. However, experts in body language would be better at detecting subtle things like a difference between a genuine smile and a fake one....whether one is being honest or fibbing.
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I am not saying that it is an absolute fact that people with similar facial features always show similar attitude/emotions but there are things they share in common and then there are exceptions too. I would try to explain those exceptions.
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What I find more interesting is the topic of vibes.....as in sometimes no matter how nice a person appears....you just get this unexplainable vibe that you don't quite trust them or like them or connect with them the way others around you do. Or maybe there's nothing mysterious about this at all and it's simply a matter of some people picking up on subtleties better than others.
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Yes, there are exceptions and we do not know all of them. For example, analogy of one feature can negate the analogy of other feature. Might be, some behaviors could be identified by adding up analogies of two or more features.
The only logical explanation that comes to mind is that over time culture shapes the way our brains work including personality and people with certain features are found in certain regions, such as brown eyes are usually found in Asians.
So its the effect of the culture in a particular region with those features, not the facial feature.
Here is something based on what i have learnt few years ago.
People with turned up or high nose are considered beautiful in West and people with sharp tip nose are considered beautiful in sub-continent.
Both communities have people with same types of noses but why the standards of beauty are different?
Maybe the reason behind these differing standards is, people of west want different qualities then people of east when it comes to choose a life partner, fellow or a friend. And might be those qualities are associated with facial features.
How about Identical twins having completely different personalities ?
hmm good point.
but again, i didnt say that this is an absolute fact as there are exceptions that can prove it false.
talking about identical twins, they do share similar traits and then they differs on other things.
hmm good point.
but again, i didnt say that this is an absolute fact as there are exceptions that can prove it false.
talking about identical twins, they do share similar traits and then they differs on other things.
They are brought up in the same environment. Can that not have an effect on their personality?
If facial features have an effect on personality, then, Identical twins should have Identical personalities. No ?
They are brought up in the same environment. Can that not have an effect on their personality?
If facial features have an effect on personality, then, Identical twins should have Identical personalities. No ?
I cannot say that facial features reflect the exact picture of our habits and nature. I would rather say some features may reflect some habits.
For example, my observation is people having nose with bit open and exposing nostrail usually have good sense of humor and people who smile while talking are of fluctuating nature. And it is not hard and fast as i have not done any research regarding this observation. you can call it a tukka :D
Your second observation is a body language , not a facial feature.
I don't think facial feature in itself has an effect on personality.
Ok lets think of all the things which can effect personality.
* culture
*environment
*genes?(I'm skeptical about this one, but I see kids showing stubborness, anger etc when they are a month or so old).
Your second observation is a body language , not a facial feature.
I don't think facial feature in itself has an effect on personality.
Ok lets think of all the things which can effect personality.
* culture
environment
*genes*?(I'm skeptical about this one, but I see kids showing stubborness, anger etc when they are a month or so old).
hmm, kind of agreed.
and genes have something to do with shapes of facial features.
but you should compare the facial features of siblings and parents on reaching youth age.
So if a person goes from being a snob to a hubmle being or from being jolly to gloomy (for v long periods or maybe even permanently) due to events in their lives, would their facial features change ?
I'm of the opinion that facial features don't directly have an effect on the personality of an individual and I have yet to find an argument which convinces me to the opposite.
As far as I know, face reading is no different from palm reading and has no factual basis. I have read many of those books on palm reading and Chinese face reading etc. **Bogus, useless and baseless.
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There are many medical reasons people develop changes in their faces and that is nothing to do with their personalities. Medical science has over a dozen faces which can be considered sign of medical illness.
**Face reading by itself has no meaning. **
It is the **facial expression **for even a few seconds which can tell a lot about the personality if other person pays attention to it.
Try this in your personal life by saying something and lookat the face of that person. You will learn a whole lot by just observing the facial reaction.
**As far as I know, face reading is no different from palm reading and has no factual basis. I have read many of those books on palm reading and Chinese face reading etc. **Bogus, useless and baseless.
There are many medical reasons people develop changes in their faces and that is nothing to do with their personalities. Medical science has over a dozen faces which can be considered sign of medical illness.
*Face reading by itself has no meaning. *
It is the **facial expression **for even a few seconds which can tell a lot about the personality if other person pays attention to it.
Try this in your personal life by saying something and lookat the face of that person. You will learn a whole lot by just observing the facial reaction. :)
Yes, books cannot guide you how to read faces because every face have different set and combiniton features and a resulting analogy. Its one’s own ability to read faces some can read, and face analogy does not tell us every single habit.
