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How to feign interest like a gentleman

You have enough to eat. You can move. Therefore you have no excuse to be bored, most of the time. You don't always have to buy things, put things in your mouth, or be delighted in order to be interested. A true gentleman is patient and offers a willing ear to all intellectual discussions, political banter and womanly woes - or at least pretends to.   1. Whatever you do don’t get glassy eyed. Try to remember the lyrics of that poem on vegetable people that you wrote in standard two. This will ensure you look like you are concentrating and will give you a slightly amused look which shows you are pleased by the story. (Most stories are funny ones – at least according to the teller) 

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    Zone in every few seconds and pick up on a phrase and repeat it.  “Molecular duality of matter, hmm” give a look that’s half way between inquisitorial and admiring. Science geek will now launch into an explanation and you can go back to picturing your rotund boss in a David Bowie jumpsuit.

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    Blink frequently.

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    Turn your gaze from just one spot and look directly at the speaker every now and then.

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    If it’s your girlfriend in question, you need to always look concerned (try thinking about that football match you are getting late to watch) and master the art of selective hearing. Look out for words like ‘hate’, "like, "enjoy", and "want" they are good indicators that she has a particular feeling about whatever noun immediately follows that word – that’s all you need to know.

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    When asked a question be vague and direct the conversation back to the speaker. Try "that’s interesting.  What made you think of that?"

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