Like A Flamenco

Sometimes, I like to stand like a flamenco. If there is a chair nearby, I'll bend one leg, rest my knee on the chair and stand on one leg. My arms go behind my back. It's a comfortable position for me. I can do it without the chair, but that is too weird.

The other day I was talking to Richard while holding a cup of tea. The urge became unbearable. I set the cup down on a table and assumed the flamenco position. He looked at me with the most puzzled expression. Then he put his knee on a chair. He wobbled a bit and then resumed standing like a normal human being. My guess is that he was trying to mirror my body language, but lacked the right stuff to do it.

Now, I'm curious what it means to stand like a flamenco. Doing an Internet search was not helpful. Apparently, I'm the only person on the planet who likes to stand that way.

Standing with the arms behind the back is common and supposedly means that the person is either self-confident, cocky, a prick or was in the British Navy. Standing on one leg means that one is ready for some action, if one is a dog. What it means for humans is a mystery, especially when combined with the arms behind the back.

Do you have any bizarre body language?