Eye contact

I am polite to everyone I meet whether I know them or not. I always try to make other people feel comfortable and look them in the eye. I think looking someone in the eye shows great respect for that person. It helps to make them feel worthy. Well, that's just my opinion. I like to meet new people and get to know them, maybe they will become a good friend. I would never avoid anyone I don't know.

I agree. It is polite to make eye contact. When I talk to someone and the person keeps on looking away or cannot look me in the eye, I become suspicious.

In my culture is also seen a polite to make eye contact with the people that you talk to, but I think that there can be several reasons why some people avoid eye contact. In some cultures it is not seen considered polite to make eye contact. I remember a story about an immigrant from my country. It was a small boy and his family had taught him to avoid eye contact because that was the right thing to do according to their culture. His teachers got angry at him and told him off because he didn't look at them while they were talking to him, but in fact he was just doing the things that his family has taught him, so I think that it is important to keep the cultural difference in mind. Some people avoid eye contact because they are shy or because they are lying. When I meet people who avoid eye contact it is hard to know why they do it, it could be cultural thing, it could be shyness or of course it could be because they are hiding something.

Eye contact is very important! It is a way of communication. With eye contact we can communicate more effectively and get the attention of our audience or the person we speak to. As you mentioned earlier, it shown politeness and manners. How we feel if someone look elsewhere when we are talking to him/her. We felt annoyed and not respected, right? Eye contact is the basic and basis of body language in communication.

I agree with you. When others don't make eye contact with us it's hard to see whether they are listening to what we are saying or if they care. Some countries though it can be disrespectful to make eye contact or look at someone for a long period of time. So those individuals have to be careful to remain respectful of others.

Hi friend, i agree eye contact is important and we can easily find out what others will think using their eyes. Good to know that you make eye contact with every one. I too look at the eyes while talking with other persons and we can easily find out if they are telling lies using their eyes

Well its different in some cultures. Like some will look down or at some other part of the person when speaking to them. . A lot of people where I am they expect you to hold eye contact with them the whole time. That is just weird for me. No. I l'll look at them every once in awhile so they know I'm listening, but I refuse to stare. I do not make eye contact with strangers especially men unless I am speaking to them. Its not to be rude, but some people take eye contact to mean more than what it really is and then you end up in trouble..

It's always better to make eye contact when talking to people. I avoid eye contact with people who are strangers to me. When I have a negative feeling about a person or has some bitterness on a person or mistake, I cannot look them straight at the eye.

There are all kinds of reasons why people may try to make eye contact. For example men who want to intimidate or humilate women. Or people who try to fear others... so there are also plenty of reasons not to look in the eye of someone.

Eye contact is an important part of our body language. If someone can look me in the eye I feel that they are open and trustworthy people. We say someone is 'shifty eyed' if they do not look straight at us when they speak and that is not a compliment to pay someone. It means they have something to hide. Some cultures do not like eye contact, someone told me that Americans have that attitude, but I have not found that to be true. President Bush looked into Mr. Putin's eyes and said he saw his soul. Do you think you are looking at someone's soul when you look directly into their eyes?

It is indeed important because in this way you can know if the person is interested or focus on what you are saying. But if you are not communicating I think it is sometimes impolite to make eye contact for they may think differently especially if you do not know that person.

I know eye contact is supposed to be polite. But in my case, it's quite difficult for me to maintain eye contact when I'm expressing ideas or feelings to people. I'm not quite sure why, but when I do eye contact and tell you something of insight, I wouldn't make sense to you. Is that strange?

Yes in the matter of fact it really is a very important nice way to deal with people, but for some reason some people avoid eye contact. I think its because of them being shy or something like that.

Eye contact is important in what concerns body language. It is important especially in conversations. I don't think that I try to avoid people that I know. I usually look people in the eye, but again, this may depend.

its quite important basically and it basically and essentially decides where our focus is on and how really we care about other person when we talk with so much attention to them for sure and also to be stylish and polite to them

Eye contact is important in conversations. Some people just are not confident enough to do it to people they do not know that well.