women who flap their hands at their faces in hot weather

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Why do they do this? It makes no difference at all.
I would never bite them, but I do think about it.

AngelaK it absolutely does work for me if it's to stop crying at a film or similar. No idea why- perhaps it diverts attention from the part of the brain that controls weepy stuff.

The eye flapping when crying is a diversion to the hands, who want to get straight into rubbing.. Not great with either mascara or false lashes...

Makes a difference to me . When you're having a hot flush for whatever reason (pregnancy for me), and you have nothing to hand to fan yourself, then you'll find 'flapping' your hand to be beneficial .

Ah, how refreshing, recently posters vy to make an aggressive first reply but now they're just posting their inane vitriol in threads of their own. It's tidier at least.

I think k if men do it they are probably women inside. #noteveryonewhoflapswithadickisaman

The air directly around you is warmed by your body. Flapping at your body causes the cool air to be pushed towards you, cooling your skin. It's how fans work.

Is this a Wimbledon thread?

Anyway fact fans this is the first year I watched the women's final but not the menz

it works for me, definitely enough to get some cooler air circulating

I dont even notice women doing that. Doesnt register anywhere in my psyche. I find it quite strange that anyone would notice tbh. Is it different if men do it?

🏆most pointless thread ever🏆
Have you considered a hobby?

Just wait user146. Just wait till the hormone induced sweats start.

Fuck flapping my hands, I need to carry around an industrial air conditioning unit.

Stop being so bastarding judgemental. It is hateful being hotter than hell.

Doesn't look like OP is very interested in the replies.

Would you rather people carried massive paper/cloth/ wooden / whatever fans with them?

Just

That's all

I would never bite them, but I do think about It

Yes I would rather be a flapper than a biter all things considered.

Erm... it moves the air around and is used in lieu of a fan

I get annoyed by girly, aren't-I-feminine type gestures.

To me, little "aren't I silly" cutesy gestures remind me of the irritating expectations which society has of women. These things make me cross, so I can understand people who roll their eyes at twee feminine habits, of which this hand-flapping seems to be one.

You'd hate me. I'm in the grips of a vicious menopause and if I'm not attention seeking flapping my Chinese fan about I'm flapping my hand or billowing my top trying to get a breeze round my massive tits.

Depends how desperate you are for a whisper of airflow! I take it OP, that you're not menopausal?

I think you might need to find a hobby/get out more.

To me, little "aren't I silly" cutesy gestures remind me of the irritating expectations which society has of women.

Maybe they are just hot and try to fan air? Flapping - even the word is meant as an insult. It isn't a grand feminist gesture to ridicule other women like that. It is just another little misogynistic poke. If a bloke does it, it is presumably called "fan" or "wave". Only silly women flap.

Why do people start weird judgey threads about harmless things other people do?
This.

Who cares!

I just don't think fanning yourself with a hand really works, but it is complicated. Here is an article on the subject:
www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2171/is-fanning-yourself-energy-efficient

Spudlet said:
"Why would you bite them? Are you a shark? A vampire? A mosquito?

Enquiring minds must know!"

OP's post reminded me of the 'Australian salute', which I have found myself doing quite a lot lately thanks to bloody horseflies everywhere.

I agree!

It makes you hotter overall because of the energy needed to move hand. They are better just sitting calmly and imagining they are cold. The same temp in Dec would have them shivering.

It's like signalling you are a bit of an idiot.