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The Way You Sit

I drive my mum crazy because she says I don't sit in a ladylike posture. Even when I sit on chairs I HAVE to cross my legs... Haha. I guess studying in an all girls' school makes me less conscious about ladylike behaviour and what not.

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I'm not sure about the intentions of your post, are you just making a statement or are you trying to find out if the way you sit makes a statement about you? If it is the latter then I will say, 'Yes', cross your legs and be mindful of that there are lots of sickos around.

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We have a thread on the forum that discusses body language. How you sit is a part of that language. In addition, how you sit, affects how you are judged. You doubt me? Is it not true that we judge by appearance? Not just books by their covers, but people as well.

By the way, I think this is important for men as well. I find it disgusting when I am sitting in Church and a man is sitting on the stand with his legs spread wide open like he is sitting in a locker room some place. I say this is disgusting with men, because I have never witnesses it with a woman. Woman are taught at an early age to sit with their legs closed. It isn't lady like to sit with them spread open. Well, it isn't gentlemen like either.

I don't think it is important they are crossed at the knee, but they should not be spread out like you own the place. I think this is true for guys as well. It is body language for both genders. It is just that many men have never been taught how to sit properly and so they don't give it a thought.

Sit You The

I also attended an all girls school...for 7years to be exact. And I noticed too..that it affected the way my friends and I used to sit. We were very laid back and never encouraged to act in a lady-like manner. We wore uniforms (which were very unflattering....pleated plaid overalls with white shirts below...). so we used to sit anywhere on our school grounds...even on the floor!

You can only imagine my disbelief on the first week of attending University..when I saw one of my past classmates, in jeans and a t-shirt, sitting in the middle of the quadrangle..on the dusty floor....while there are benches within walking distance...l

My point is that it looks bad. People do judge you based on how u sit....along with the way you do many other things.

Sit You The

I work in a all girls school and I'm tired of telling the girls to sit properly! I cannot believe sometimes how they open their legs when they sit! It's unbelievable!.

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I think it also depends on what situation you're in. I sit completely differently, and very unladylike. I was reading this and found it amusing because I'm sitting with one leg under my bottom and the other one resting on the arm of my chair. But I'm also not surrounded by other people. I'm relatively in seclusion.

I do think that if there are other people around, be it the same or opposite sex, that a person should exercise their manners and sit in an appropriate way. Obviously I wouldn't be wearing a dress in church and sitting with my feet propped up on the pew in front of me. I do cross on leg over the other because it's a way for me to stretch my legs and move my bad knees when I have been sitting for a very long time. But I do it carefully and base it on what I'm wearing. I own one dress that comes above my knees, and I very rarely ever wear it. When I do, though, I keep my ankles crossed because I am not going to flash my Wal-Mart undies at anybody.

The You Sit

Don't want people seeing my Wal-Mart undies either! Keep those pants up son!

But seriously, outside of social and cultural reasons for crossing your legs, I don't find it unladylike to see a woman or girl sitting in a position that is comfortable to them I.E. on the floor or cross legged.

However, when wearing a dress, sitting properly covers up parts that others should not be seeing anyway, so it serves dual purpose. For that reason women should sit in a fashion that does give full camera angle view if you know what I mean.

But I am not one for social givens such as the "proper" way to sit. Sitting ladylike is applicable to the culture you are in. Remember, it used to be considered VERY unladylike to ride a horse straddling it like a man. Women were required to ride side saddle. If we are talking about "ladylike", that is completely subjective to cultural and social cues that I don't put much stock in.
(I'm sure that view will draw fire! Oh well, honesty first right?)

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I used to be a lot bigger than I am now. I sit with my legs crossed all the time now, because now I CAN. When I was bigger, I couldn't cross my legs. Yes, I kept them closed, but I couldn't cross my legs because I was too big.
Angela