Can you lip read, read eyes, or read body language best?

LiteraryLark · Nov 23, 2020 at 12:42 AM

I read eyes the best. I can tell what is on someone's mind, someone's intentions, or someone's emotions just by looking someone in the eye. At the same token, I tend to attract negative attention by looking someone in the eye...homeless people and drug addicts will look me in the eye and want to engage me for whatever reason. I guess reading eyes is good because everyone is wearing a mask.

Are you best able to read eyes, lips or body language?

Mountaindewed · Nov 23, 2020 at 07:46 AM

I can’t read any body language very well.

Soupe du jour · Nov 24, 2020 at 10:57 AM

I can read eyes and body language. I can't really lip read unless perhaps I already know what's likely going through the person's mind.

mote.of.soul · Nov 24, 2020 at 12:06 PM

I've become adept at reading people's basic body language. Facial expressions can say a lot. It's said 70% of a persons communication is transmitted through body language, too.

zapatoes · Nov 24, 2020 at 11:32 PM

Eyes if extreme and obvious look such as fear or anger, but not always sure. Reading body language is the same, has to be very obvious and do not always get subtle clues. Do not always understand sarcasm and will sometimes wonder “is this person serious or being sarcastic.”

Nammu · Nov 24, 2020 at 11:52 PM

I lost my hearing when I was 3 and a half. I just learned to read lips and body language as a result. Lips alone are hard I need the body too. I’m very good at telling when someone is lying.

Travelinglady · Nov 25, 2020 at 01:32 AM

Probably body language

seeker33 · Nov 25, 2020 at 02:39 AM

Body language and mostly tone of voice. The way a person speaks reveals a lot. I don't mean their words but tone, speed and facial expression.

ToeJam · Nov 28, 2020 at 01:11 PM

As a result of autism, I rarely meet eye contact, so since before I can remember, I've cheated and looked at people's noses and lips... and as such picked up reading lips as a side effect.

I'm useless at body language.

Prycejosh1987 · Nov 29, 2020 at 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by LiteraryLark

I read eyes the best. I can tell what is on someone's mind, someone's intentions, or someone's emotions just by looking someone in the eye. At the same token, I tend to attract negative attention by looking someone in the eye...homeless people and drug addicts will look me in the eye and want to engage me for whatever reason. I guess reading eyes is good because everyone is wearing a mask.

Are you best able to read eyes, lips or body language?

Eyes showcase emotions, read lips is good, but the lips are very seclusive in nature, but body language i think is easiest to understand.

MuseumGhost · Dec 10, 2020 at 10:35 PM

A bit of all three.

I'm a pretty sharp observer of people in general. And I can spot a lie from about a mile away because I had an especially prolific liar (and manipulative, calculating schemer) for a little sister. She wasn't a compulsive liar; she knew exactly what she was doing, and did it anyway.

I also developed a skill at body language and reading eyes, as a natural result of all of this, too.

Soupe du jour · Dec 11, 2020 at 12:36 PM

Probably eyes the best, then body language. I can't read lips well at all.

lupa02 · Dec 21, 2020 at 08:43 PM

Gonna say eyes, now thats people are wearing masks its KINDA hard to lip read, didnt even know that was a thing anyway. But yeah, I like to maintain eye contact especially if i really like someone

downandlonely · Dec 22, 2020 at 12:44 PM

None. I can only understand the words people say.

prettymccute · Dec 28, 2020 at 10:11 AM

Are there any tips for lip reading? Can't do it, and I don't hear well, so I'm trying to find something that helps besides hearing aids. (They are outrageously expensive!)

I think you can "hear" a person's emotions in all sorts of ways. They sort of emanate what they are feeling if that makes sense. Whether it's the language of the eyes or body language, certain people can pick it up. It's sort of one or the other for me.

Buffy01 · Dec 28, 2020 at 01:52 PM

I can lip read due to my hearing disability.

Sunflower123 · Dec 29, 2020 at 05:30 PM

I can read eyes and body language. I’m an empath and I pick up a lot of information that way as well.

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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,123 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,737 hugs given	Nov 23, 2020 at 07:46 AM #2 I can’t read any body language very well. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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Soupe du jour Elder Member Since Jun 2015 Location: Czechia Posts: 5,153 8 13.4k hugs given	Nov 24, 2020 at 10:57 AM #3 I can read eyes and body language. I can't really lip read unless perhaps I already know what's likely going through the person's mind.
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mote.of.soul Mad Walker Member Since Jan 2018 Location: New Zealand Posts: 13,094 (SuperPoster!) 6 21.9k hugs given	Nov 24, 2020 at 12:06 PM #4 I've become adept at reading people's basic body language. Facial expressions can say a lot. It's said 70% of a persons communication is transmitted through body language, too.
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zapatoes Grand Magnate Member Since Sep 2018 Location: Islandia Posts: 4,263 (SuperPoster!) 5 10.9k hugs given	Nov 24, 2020 at 11:32 PM #5 Eyes if extreme and obvious look such as fear or anger, but not always sure. Reading body language is the same, has to be very obvious and do not always get subtle clues. Do not always understand sarcasm and will sometimes wonder “is this person serious or being sarcastic.”
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 47,983 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	Nov 25, 2020 at 01:32 AM #7 Probably body language
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seeker33 Poohbah Member Since Nov 2017 Location: Europe Posts: 1,417 6 1,603 hugs given	Nov 25, 2020 at 02:39 AM #8 Body language and mostly tone of voice. The way a person speaks reveals a lot. I don't mean their words but tone, speed and facial expression. __________________ Complex trauma Highly sensitive person I love nature, simplicity and minimalism
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ToeJam Magnate Member Since Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 2,605 10 1,403 hugs given	Nov 28, 2020 at 01:11 PM #9 As a result of autism, I rarely meet eye contact, so since before I can remember, I've cheated and looked at people's noses and lips... and as such picked up reading lips as a side effect. I'm useless at body language. __________________ Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA): UK
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Soupe du jour Elder Member Since Jun 2015 Location: Czechia Posts: 5,153 8 13.4k hugs given	Dec 11, 2020 at 12:36 PM #12 Probably eyes the best, then body language. I can't read lips well at all.
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lupa02 New Member Member Since Aug 2020 Location: usa Posts: 3 3	Dec 21, 2020 at 08:43 PM #13 Gonna say eyes, now thats people are wearing masks its KINDA hard to lip read, didnt even know that was a thing anyway. But yeah, I like to maintain eye contact especially if i really like someone
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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Dec 22, 2020 at 12:44 PM #14 None. I can only understand the words people say.
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Buffy01 Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: USA Posts: 9,514 (SuperPoster!) 6 9,697 hugs given	Dec 28, 2020 at 01:52 PM #16 I can lip read due to my hearing disability.
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Sunflower123 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jan 2015 Location: USA Posts: 26,543 (SuperPoster!) 9 95k hugs given	Dec 29, 2020 at 05:30 PM #17 I can read eyes and body language. I’m an empath and I pick up a lot of information that way as well.
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