[LMB] SP: TSK:B Chapter 17

[Beth Mitcham]

On 1/3/07, CatMtn at aol.com <CatMtn at aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 1/3/2007 3:39:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> dtilque at nwlink.com writes:
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> Victoria  L'Ecuyer wrote:
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> >It just  occurred to me that most Lakewalkers, if deprived of
> >their grounds,  would not be very good at interpreting other
> people's emotions. They've  become so used to using their grounds
> that they probably don't pay much  attention to people's
> expressions. It wouldn't be that way for kids, since  groundsense
> comes in during puberty, but for most people the ability  to
> interpret expressions will probably atrophy as they get  older.
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> Now you've made me wonder if they use facial expressions when talking--if
> the people they usually talk to are accustomed to using grounds to understand
> emotions, what would be the point of frowning, smiling, or other facial
> expressions, since the person addressed would already know how they felt?   It would
> make them seem inhumanly calm to most farmers, if so.

I was thinking it would work the other way -- they would never learn
to dissemble because their emotions would be clear anyway.  Facial
expressions aren't conscious unless you force them, and there would be
no reason to hide a smile or fake a happy expression.

Interesting question!

Beth Mitcham
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