Gibran Rakabuming Has A Habit Of Lifting The Chin: What Does The Gesture Mean?

Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Photo: Gibran @gibran_rakabuming instagram screenshot)

JAKARTA - Body language reflects a person's personality. Especially if the movement becomes a habit or is done repeatedly.

Some state officials in Indonesia are known to have distinctive body language. The first President of Indonesia, Sukarno, for example, loved to wear sunglasses and caps.

Then there is Suharto who famously likes to smile. Prabowo who often pointed his index finger, as in the debate Presidential candidate 2019. Until Jokowi is synonymous with his sitting style and the intonation of his speech is low or engulfing.

Gibran Rakabuming Body Language

While the latest is the body language of Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The Mayor of Solo is known to have a habit of lifting chins. The habit was also highlighted by the public.

Many people judge that the habit of lifting the chin of The Millennial Mayor who Idolizes Ahok indicates that he has an arrogant personality. But when asked about his habit, Jokowi's eldest son claimed to be ignored and unconscious.

So according to psychological science, what is the meaning of chin-lifting gestures?

Lifting the Chin Too High

The habit of lifting the chin tingi-high has two assessments. The habit can indicate that a person has a cavalier and arrogant impression or demeans others.

Meanwhile other assessments say this habit signifies a positive personality. People who often make these gestures are judged to have good confidence.

Some Gestures That Make Someone Considered Arrogant

In addition to raising the chin, some of the following gestures will also make people judged to have an arrogant personality.

Crossing Both Arms

Some people often cross their arms when talking to someone or in a public place. This gesture is considered to indicate that the person has a cool personality, arrogant, to unfriendly.

But another assessment also revealed that the gesture did not fully show an arrogant nature. It could mean that the person has a closed or shy personality.

Avoiding Eye Contact

It must be unpleasant when the interlocutor turns your eyes away from you. The body language is judged to hint at an arrogant personality and does not care about speech.

But gestures avoiding eye contact can hint at something else. The person who does so can mean feeling inferior, scared, or shy.

Sighing

People who often sigh when they are talking or meeting someone are judged to show pride, boredom, and disinterest.

But the appraiser is not entirely correct. The gesture can also indicate fatigue or dizziness.

So that's the meaning of chin-lifting gestures and some body language that can show a sense of pride. The meaning of the gesture is not entirely true. So whether Gibran's habit indicates that he has an arrogant personality, of course, needs to be analyzed more complexly.

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