Strange behaviour?

Question

HDoes anybody know any more strange behaviours/habits us humans have?

1) We cover our mouths when we yawn and cough, even when we're alone.

2) If someone bumps into you they apologise and you accept, however if you accidently pull out in front of someone in the car they sound their horn and give you the V sign and proceed to drive so close they are almost in your boot.

Another one I have thought of. Don't know if everyone does it but when i'm watching a quiz show alone I say the answers out loud, think it's to prove to myself I know the answers.

Answer 1

1. Couging and covering your mouth when you yawn and sneeze is down to upbringing and manners... these shouldn't fall away when we are alone..

2. Again, I too apologise if someone bumps into me, this is courteous and makes the other person feel better for their mistake....... in a car, most peoples actions are bloody deliberate and not an accident, so they deserve the V, the mouthed obscenity and a honk of the horn... goodness me... where did I put my manners.....

Answer 2

Studies have found that most people don't laugh when watching comedy on TV, reading humorous material, etc. if they are alone.

http://sesd.sk.ca/psychology/Psych20/topics/humour_and_laughter.htm

"Laughter is primarily a social vocalization that binds people together. It is a hidden language that we all speak. It is not a learned group reaction but an instinctive behavior programmed by our genes. Laughter bonds us through humor and play.

Students in my classes confirmed the social nature of laughter by recording the circumstances of their laughter in diaries. After excluding the vicarious social effects of media (television, radio, books, etc.), its social nature was striking: Laughter was 30 times more frequent in social than solitary situations. The students were much more likely to talk to themselves or even smile when alone than to laugh. However happy we may feel, laughter is a signal we send to others, and it virtually disappears when we lack an audience (Provine, 2000, p. 58). "

Answer 3

In regards to the car habit.....people become totally selfish behind the wheel. They feel protected in their metal machines. Researchers need to perform brain scans while a person is driving and come up with a theory as to why the transformation happens.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

They are not so much 'strange' behaviours. It is what human instinct is and people do whats in human nature. As humans (comparable to animals) we have the gift to be able to 'think with intellect' - therefore etiquette is displayed as part of civil society for us all to be able to live in a harmonious way (or suppose to).

Taking into account cultural diversity and subcultural societys in different countries - peoples behaviourisms and etiquette varies from place to place.

Answer 6

1) Parents ask a kid to explain themselves and the minute the kid speaks the parent tell them to stop back answering.
2) Parents telling their kids to close their mouth and eat their dinner
3) Men complain that their wives no longer look after themselves since marrying but whinge every time she wants to buy new clothes or makeup.. (C'mon guys think about this!!)
4) Men who date Barbie dolls and then wonder why all they find inside is stale hot air.
5) Women who marry a guy cause they love him just the way he is and then set about changing everything about him.

Answer 7

Human nature ..out of cars we are all more personable..in our cars..especially men we are like beasts..don't get in our way..its the truth


We read on the toilet...but most would not admit it....

We drive above the speed limit ..then slow down below the speed limit when we see Mr. Smokey..

Answer 8

normal ettiquite kicks in when yawning or coughing, which is to cover our mouth. However, people stress more when they're driving than anywhere else. So people are more likely to give you the "finger" when driving.

Answer 9

In answer to your first question...It is called manners, something you know very little about, Your mother obviously never taught you! The second question...Well! if your on the road ..GOD HELP US! no wonder they sound their horn at you and give you a V sign.

Answer 10

A vehicle is nothing but a mortorised metallic prison!.. people who are in prison naturally are under pressure and act erratically