People like to tease their own kind, so they are arranged. Neighbors willingly rejoice at the failures of others, considering for the most part that they look much smarter against their background. And although this is unlikely, it is better not to give reasons for malice to those around - they will laugh. The Finnish writer Marty Larni in one of his works noted that the most natural form of human laughter, among others, can be considered malevolent. From childhood, children learn to express their emotions. The most common way to tease a classmate in a kindergarten or fellow practitioner is to simply show the language.
It is not always offensive
It is impossible to accompany this mimic study with a verbal text for a simple technical reason - there is nothing to say. But there is no need for this, and so, without words, everything is clear. However, this is at first glance. Representatives of other peoples have a different interpretation of this grimace. She can express not only malice, but other emotions.
The inhabitants of Tibet are perhaps the only people on the planet who thus depict reverence. At a meeting, they joyfully stick out their tongues and smile benevolently. Perhaps this is a confirmation of good intentions and the correspondence of words to bright thoughts, something like the absence of a "stone in the bosom."
The Chinese, too, do not put offensive meaning into this action, for them to show the language means to show an extreme degree of surprise, reaching to fright. Not very pleasant emotions, but they can’t be attributed to aggression or hostility. “There are no words” - this is how this custom can be interpreted.
For the Polynesian of the Marquesas Islands, it is considered quite ordinary to show language, which means to show denial or disagreement. They express the same thing as we do when we alternately turn our heads to the right and left. By the way, the Bulgarians and other peoples have differences in this, they, nodding, as if they say no, and shaking their heads from side to side means agreement. You just need to know these features in order not to be offended by the Marquisian aborigines or the Bulgarians.
Baby habit
There is no logical explanation for why children show the language. It is unlikely that someone specially teaches them this, and when they get older, they do this very rarely. Perhaps this is some kind of secret of all the kids that they don’t tell adults, but they themselves forget when they grow up. The tongue sticking out from them, firstly, testifies to the highest degree of diligence, the desire to do something with special care. Secondly, doing something, children, like all other people, do not want to be disturbed. When someone tries to distract the child from an interesting case, he runs the risk of getting a “note of protest” in the form of his tongue sticking out again: “Leave me alone!” Interestingly, this style remains in some adults.
Don't tease australians
To show the language in so many countries is tantamount to a duel, so just in case, it’s better not to. The most acute reaction to this is manifested by New Zealanders. Apparently, they perceive this gesture in such an obscene context that they do not even want to explain the reasons. The fact remains that, in this faraway island country, the language hidden behind the teeth helps to preserve them better than all Orbits and Blend-a-Meds.
The Australians react in approximately the same way, which is explained, perhaps, by their ancestors, the British convicts, who are common with New Zealanders, in the old customs of which one should probably look for the hidden meaning of the insulting gesture.
Do not scare Indian children
To show a language to a South American would be an extremely rash act. People live hot there and do not tolerate accusations of cowardice, and that’s how they will understand our simple “teaser”. In the best case, you have to deal with the local police: to explain yourself, to justify yourself by ignorance, which, as you know, “does not release …” and all that jazz. And at worst - you can personally see the courage of the insulted Latinos and his ability to stand up for his honor.
Hindus, protruding their tongues, demonstrate the highest degree of anger and hostility. It is especially not recommended to frighten children like that - the reaction of the parents may turn out to be inadequate, according to our concepts, and joking in this way is not accepted there.
Harmless teaser
In Europe and America, the demonstration of one’s own language, although considered a sign of low culture, does not cause very painful consequences. For some reason, only German motorists consider this gesture to be an analog of the middle finger exposed (this is how the Americans tease when overtaking someone on the highway). Such a provocation, which threatens to increase the risk of an accident, will be expensive (a monetary fine for it is up to three hundred euros). But almost everywhere, including ours, the protruding tongue is a slightly childish symbol of mockery with a touch of light irony.
