somebody wrote:
> "Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
> news:48a5d359$1@news.povray.org...
> 
>>> torso. One good thing my ex gf did for me was to encourage me to put
>>> emphasis into the movement of my knees, which has helped me smooth out
>>> my steps and keep my head from bobbing too much. I'm still
>>> self-conscious, but it's not nearly as bad as it used to be.
> 
>> I'm thinking maybe I should take speach therapy to see if I can learn to
>> stop talking like somebody with a brain disorder. I'm not sure if it'll
>> work though...
> 
> You'd be surprised how little other people care about how you walk, how you
> talk, or about you in general.
> 
> (Not sure though if that's a good thing or not).
> 
> 

You would be surprised at how much they notice, whether they admit it or 
not. Put a pebble in your shoe and walk with a limp, see how many people 
notice. I walk with a limp, never noticed it in high school till someone 
close by pointed it out. I assumed no one else noticed at all, that 
couldn't be why people out in large public areas watched me walk past, 
not at all.

I found that giving them a clue to why I limp, carrying a cane, gets 
less of a stare. They can process a lot quicker 'oh, she's got a hurt 
leg' instead of 'I wonder why that person is limping.'

If you really want to see how people file away their first impressions, 
though, you need bigger issues then a persons gait.

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