That's a New York face, and it's what every New Yorker learns to do from an early age. It remains with me even though I left there as a young adult. It drives my family nuts that I still tend to not look people straight in the eyes.
COBOL2Java, born and raised in Brooklyn
“That’s a New York face, and it’s what every New Yorker learns to do from an early age.”
I went to school with a guy from Brooklyn who took it upon himself to teach this California boy a little “Brooklynese” and the NY face was part of it! He said you risk getting called out, “What’r yoose looking at?”
I still haven’t been to NY, but thanks for the memory!