At akimbo
By Yanzalong
@yanzalong (18984)
Indonesia
May 26, 2019 4:54am CST
Sometimes my hands are at akimbo without me realizing it. To most or even all of my friends, my doing it doesn't cause them to be offended.
At my new neighborhood, the shop owner opposite the house I am staying got mad at me standing in front of him with my right hand at akimbo. He said it was impolite as if I wanted to ask for a fight. I told him I was used to doing it without having any intention to ask for a fight. He didn't seem to understand me and continued showing his hate to me.
Whats your take on this?
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8 responses
@just4him (305532)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 May 19
There are some words I have heard of before, but never knew what they meant because I never use them. That is one of them. To see your picture, I understand what akimbo is. It's not hateful to me. It's a pose that asks a question such as, What are you waiting for? Or Are you coming? I see nothing in that stance as a threat.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
26 May 19
That guy misunderstood me. But it is okay with me.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
26 May 19
that's interesting because i've always known that word and english isn't my first language. i think i learned it from books.
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@just4him (305532)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 May 19
@hereandthere The word was never used in school for any reason, not even a spelling word. I've heard it a handful of times in my life but never knew what it meant.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
26 May 19
He never smiles at me. It's strange to me too.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
26 May 19
Even at home when I am alone I do it. I mean my hands at akimbo.
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@Janet357 (75656)
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26 May 19
@yanzalong it’s just your mannerism i think that people should accept
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
26 May 19
Nothing offense is made. It's a natural action of anyone if he's used to it. I don't know if it's a mannerism.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
27 May 19
@Nakitakona Most foremen stand like that, i reckon.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
27 May 19
@yanzalong I am used to that action too when I was a kid. I was curiously watching my late father working, fixing a borken leg chair and I was standing in akimbo. He told me, are you a foreman?
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
26 May 19
I don't know. Since I saw him he has never smiled at me.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 May 19
I have to agree I see nothing aggressive about your pose.
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