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| Winking is creepy |
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38% |
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| Unless it's just in-jokes between friends |
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15% |
[ 2 ] |
| Unless used with discretion |
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15% |
[ 2 ] |
| Only when it's a come-on or something similar |
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30% |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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 Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: Winking - creepy or not? |
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I'm a big fan of winking used to clue someone in or something similar but I feel like I'm hearing more and more people say its creepy no matter what the situation. This makes me sad because I think it's great when used appropriately. Putting up this poll to see where Davers stand on it.
P.S.
I don't wink at all in Korea precisely because I don't want to offend or creep anyone out. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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The easily offended call the waaaaahmbulaaaaance!
rockstrsmooth, I am listening to ACDC-You Shook Me All Night Long
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jinks
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Winking is never creepy, even as a come on. You forgot to put that option in, so I didn't vote in your poll
Have you noticed that Koreans and Chinese don't know how to wink? I am a winker and when I wink at people, here or in China, they just can't wink back. They screw up both eyes and then open one of them again. It's quite funny, but it's not winking. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Some people get creeped out way too easily. Perhaps they should stay at home. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Strange, the posting seems mostly in favor of the wink but every vote except mine is against it... |
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Justin Hale
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Korean girls go nuts when you wink at 'em (nuts in a nice way). The Anne Robinson wink is also excellent. I wink at my favorite students as in "great job!"
3 people thus far have voted creepy and to you I say simply this: poo to you with knobs on!  |
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CabbageTownRoyals
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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kiwis wink a lot in a harmless, fun, 'top of the morning to ya' kind of way Its rarely creepy, flirtatious. I like it. Especially when its accompanied with a click of the tongue, know what i mean?
I wink, and I'm female  |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Certain winks are appropriate for certain people. It's like finding the right hat to match the right head. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| JustJohn wrote: |
| Strange, the posting seems mostly in favor of the wink but every vote except mine is against it... |
My answer is simply "no" (it is a yes-no question, you know: "Is winking creepy?") and therefore I cannot vote in this poll. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| JustJohn wrote: |
| Strange, the posting seems mostly in favor of the wink but every vote except mine is against it... |
the poll is poorly made, ergo no post and no sparkle |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Thai's got the one eyebrow up and down action...I've never been able to master it. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| Thai's got the one eyebrow up and down action...I've never been able to master it. |
It just takes a bit of practice. I can handle that one. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| crusher_of_heads wrote: |
| JustJohn wrote: |
| Strange, the posting seems mostly in favor of the wink but every vote except mine is against it... |
the poll is poorly made, ergo no post and no sparkle |
Well it's completely coherent, provided you can read English. As far as I can see the only major deficiency is that there is no option for "never," but I took that option to be obviously false. If you disagree you can just choose the last option which is nearly the same thing anyway.
But furthermore, even if the poll is poorly made it doesn't explain people posting one thing and voting the opposite. (Unless I worded it backwards, which I didn't do.)
Perhaps I'll make a dummy-proof one and mods can delete this one if they feel like it. |
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