I would be open to more discussions of this sort; they're fun!
Also ettiquite and body language for different body plans, even within the same species.
I've occasionally heard of issues with different cat and dog breeds having unusual ears/tails, or different restrictions resulting from sexual dimorphism in humans, but not actually discussed as a whole concept. And writers [almost] always seem to use human body language.
And for ettiquite - well, imagine a species of eyeless (or differently-eyed) aliens, who eventually figure it's polite to paint on eyespots before going to talk to humans. Or explaining "Look dude, a knocking heads greeting with you will give me a concussion; how about a high-five? Or I could punch you on the head, humans are pretty good at punching."
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dancing_serpent
Re: Yes ...
Date: 2021-07-21 10:45 pm (UTC)Also ettiquite and body language for different body plans, even within the same species.
I've occasionally heard of issues with different cat and dog breeds having unusual ears/tails, or different restrictions resulting from sexual dimorphism in humans, but not actually discussed as a whole concept. And writers [almost] always seem to use human body language.
And for ettiquite - well, imagine a species of eyeless (or differently-eyed) aliens, who eventually figure it's polite to paint on eyespots before going to talk to humans. Or explaining "Look dude, a knocking heads greeting with you will give me a concussion; how about a high-five? Or I could punch you on the head, humans are pretty good at punching."