Difficulty reading body language

[rivercrow]

Greetings, folks!

I notice I have a terrible time reading body language sometimes.

This problem was highlighted to me a few weeks ago when a former class mate was describing "anger signs" in a common professor. He talked about her holding her glasses a certain way or standing a certain way; I had no idea what he was talking about.

I can tell when people are distressed, usually, and I can tell when people have some other trauma/drama in their lives. But subtle anger signs are beyond me, apparently. (Why can't people change colors like squid or raise crests like birds or puff up like cats??)

Is this just my personal problem (that's cool), is this a problem with bad Fe, is this the prof's problem (unclear messages), or is this something else?

Then, does it matter? Should I cultivate an awareness of subdued emotion and body language, and how would I do that?

I'm inclined to not care. If someone is angry at me, they need to address it in a forthright manner.