Academic justification for an affective allegiance…
Victoria: Why keep a cat? Can’t take them for a walk. Not like a dog.
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Victoria: They’re contrary and moody.
Florence: True. But you need to read their moods. And they can change from being sulky to affectionate really quickly. Unlike some humans who take days.
Victoria: And they can’t speak. Dogs at least bark.
Florence: You need to learn cat kinesics. Their body language. Eye contact. Blinking. Head butts. Gentle biting. Playing. And reading their proxemics.
Victoria: Their what?
Florence: Where they sit. Who they look at. And sometimes they turn their back and look the other way.
Victoria: Aha. That sounds like expressing their discontent.
Florence: Well, annoyance and sulkiness.
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Voice-over
Kinesics: the study of body movements as proposed by Ray Birdwhistell. Proxemics: the study of space and positioning described by Edward T. Hall.
