On the other forum (which uses unupdated vBulletin) the emoji moves, visibly shrugging the shoulders.
The WR version is a poor substitute,
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I will try and add that later.
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Body language is such a huge part of communication, I don’t see how we can survive without such emojis. Shrug dates from 1450.
In Ireland, it is far from the Gallic shrug, and I see no insult in its use. It means "Search me." where I come from.
SEARCH ME! | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. A revealing point of language usage is that offense is taken, not given.
"Take offense" usage So if someone interprets my « search me » emoji as meaning something entirely different, that doesn’t change what I meant a jot.
But I can understand how rude people could add meaning to the gesture beyond what I understand; indifference I hear it means in the USA. Seems to me Americians are indifferent to a lot of things. not so with the Irish. Cultural I guess, like Gridiron is split into offense and defense. I have a work colleague who uses this as a sign of resignation. Not sure how distain can be read into it, but happy to believe some can do. One online dictionary suggests it is a sign of rejection, dismissive, dread or lack of concern. Dread? Seriously ?
To cut a long story short, the analogy of the Irish shrug shows that while Namaste may simply mean « Thank you » in the US of A, but in other countries it means a damn sight more, like « I bow to the divine in you. »