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Interesting. I wonder, if you don’t teach them and enough time passes, will it eventually feel a little unnatural? For context, my dad didn’t really clap (come to think of it I’ve never seen him clap). Instead he would cheer and kinda wave his arms and open and close his hands real fast at me in excitement). Obviously as an adult I know to clap when appropriate, but it isn’t my default. If I’m excited celebrating something, my first instinct is always to do the little hand thing. I wonder what it would’ve been if no one had taught me anything
Comment by -acidlean- at 03/12/2024 at 13:31 UTC
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I wasn't taught to clap and it feels unnatural and weird af to do it. It's even weirder at concerts, when people clap to the rhythm of a song. I somehow can't do it in the same rhythm as others, which is kind of funny because I used to play drums just fine.
Comment by Beingforthetimebeing at 03/12/2024 at 12:21 UTC
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Dad might have arthritis. Painful to clap! Also, schools teach silent or quiet ways to express applause, like finger snapping (also painful lol) so he might have learned that as a less disrupting gesture.