What psychological secrets does rubbing your hands imply?

When a child sees his mother pushing a cart of groceries out of the supermarket, he is likely to rub his palms together in an anticipatory gesture. Or, a 60-year-old company president is presiding over an important meeting.

1. Rub your palms

When a child sees his mother pushing a cart of groceries out of the supermarket, he is likely to rub his palms together in an anticipatory gesture. Or, a 60-year-old company president was presiding over an important meeting when his secretary brought him a note. After reading it, he stood up, rubbed his hands, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have won a huge contract from XXXX Company."

In the videotape of the negotiation, someone rubbed his hands together rapidly, as if expecting something. When a negotiation begins, one party will be very surprised to see this gesture and will immediately pause and ask the other party if they have any other arrangements in advance. His smile told you, and the way he rubbed his hands together only made us believe that he knew and loved what was coming. People often rub their hands together like they are washing hands before doing an activity. Unless his hands are cold, this indicates a strong interest in the activity. Perhaps this is why gamblers always rub their hands together before rolling the dice.

Another gesture that shows that one is in a bad mood is to slowly rub wet hands with a cloth. Rather than expressing the expected confidence, this posture seems to indicate nervousness and uneasiness. Many people, when they are nervous, wipe their sweaty hands on something. Men usually use pants, while women usually use handkerchiefs or toilet paper. When testifying in court, a newcomer giving a speech, or an athlete waiting to compete, they often make some kind of gesture of wiping sweat from their palms.

2. Ring the coins in your pocket

Dr. San Feldman observed that people who often clink coins in their pockets either value money very much or are short of money. Anyone who has been to a Las Vegas casino floor will remember the jingling of coins in the pockets of those playing craps, slot machines, or other gambling devices.

We have a friend who is a producer of a film company. He always has the habit of making a clinking of the coins in his trouser pocket. When you ask him why he does that, his answer is: "It reminds me of the time when I had no money." Have you noticed how beggars always make a clinking of the money in the tin can when they walk past you, indicating that they need money. Waiters who live on tips often seem to rattle coins as a means of conveying information to their guests.

3. Cross your fingers

The gesture of pressing the middle finger on the index finger can be traced back to our childhood. Young children often cross their fingers when they tell a parent an innocuous lie or when they are hoping for good luck.

In his book "The Habits of Speech and Gesture", Dr. San Feldman claims that this is "a magical gesture that wards off evil, whether it is internal or external." A friend was traveling by plane and had to transfer at an airport that was always known for its delays. He crossed his fingers and said to others: "Maybe this way I can catch my connecting flight." In business or social situations, this gesture is much more common than we know, and it is often done very secretly, with the fingers crossed and then separated quickly. This gesture has been photographed in many tense situations. When one person makes a request or a request, he or she crosses his or her fingers slightly to indicate that he or she hopes that his or her wish will be granted.

In some Latin American countries, the gesture of crossing fingers indicates closeness between two people. In the United States, two fingers are put together without crossing them, and they are said: "We are so close."