The Definitive Book of Body Language
Single-Arm-Barrier. Both arms unfold next, and one arm ges-
tures or may be placed on the hip or in the pocket. Finally, one
person takes the Foot-Forward Position, showing acceptance
of the other person (illustration 2).
The European Leg Cross
One leg is crossed neatly over the other, with 70% of people
crossing left over right. This is the normal crossed-leg position
used by European, Asian and British cultures.
The European/British
Leg Cross
When a person crosses both legs and arms they have emotion-
ally withdrawn from the conversation and it can be futile to
try to be convincing when they sit like this.
Not open to communicating
on any level