Anytime Someone Touches Their Neck it is Significant

ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA. JUNE 20, 2010. President of BARKLI Corporation, Leonid Kazinets at the briefing entitled Doing Business in Russia: Red Tape Relief in Construction , as a part of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum at the LenExpo Exhibition Centre.

As we all know it is always important whenever the hands rise above the shoulders, but touching the neck is particularly important. The touch in the above photograph could have been part of a collar tug, or simply a pacifying touch to the neck.

Usually touching the neck equates to stress. The neck is one of our most vulnerable parts of our body and we've always protected the neck from a killing blow from a knife, sword, or blow.

Symbolically, we unconsciously rub the neck when we feel uncomfortable, stressed, or threatened.

What is also interesting how his legs are crossed away from the speaker, and how his other hand is "protecting" his groin area, and also notice how his eye direction does not exactly line up to his face direction.

Not very confident or comfortable, especially since he has chosen a purple tie- the historical color of royalty.◦

Anytime Someone Touches Their Neck it is Significant