The Ultimate Body Language Book

pocket money, looking for someone to abduct, or worse. The same has been said for bear attacks. It just
so happens that bears, just like people, have different motives depending on their disposition, mood,
hunger, sex. Female bears are particularly aggressive when their cubs are present. Therefore, your
natural inclination should always be to hold dominant postures first, to fight and run if possible, and
only show submission to people whose punishment you are willing to accept. The last thing you want
to do is appear as though you’d be easily taken advantage of especially when faced by a stranger. So
the default street posture is to keep your head up, shoulders back and a loose body. If someone is going
to attack a confident looking person, they’d most likely attack you regardless of your posture, so taking
on a confident posture is always the most appropriate in questionable circumstances.