Body language tells people what we were or want to be, it communicates to people the type of person we are. My sister is the type of person who lowers her head and avoids eye contact as often as possible. This is the person who tends to sit alone in a large crowd, cowering and focusing on their phone. Based on her body language, you can determine that she is a shy person who doesn't like conversation. She's the girl who, for the moment, wants to be left alone. Unlike my sister, my brother in the crowd puts his phone away, uncrosses his arms, has a smile on his face and tends to position himself in the middle of the crowd. Based on his body language, you can recognize that he is a social person who doesn't shy away from conversations or being the center of attention. Our body language says a lot about us; avoiding eye contact says "I don't want to talk" while uncrossed arms says "it's okay to approach me." Tapping your foot quickly can mean bored or impatient, while tapping your foot slowly can mean delighted and leisurely. Body language helps people communicate to others who they are or want to be, it tells people whether you are social, talkative, or quiet and shy. Our possessions can reflect to people what our identity is. Possessions can tell people who we are, were, and want to be, but it's not just our possessions that do that. Jarrett, in this article “The Psychology of Things and Things,” argues that the goods we select tell the world what our identity is and, while he is right, so does our language and body language. Possessions, speech and body language allow us to communicate with society and with the people in it, who we want to be, are and