>I was trying to think of some unusal English phrase that is in use here, but instead, your message reminded me:
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>>Had a high school teacher in Wis who would raise our collective eyebrows ...
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>In most of Micronesia, to reply to a question in the affirmative, the eyebrows are raised - very subtle, if you're not used to it.
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>A researcher doing studies on eye perception was in Palau a few years ago and was asking for a person to respond "yes" or "no" to questions as they were looking through a scope...the person would raise their eyebrows as a "yes" response, and of course, this was not seen by the researcher...very consufusing, at first.
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>I always feel a bit out of it, when I first come to the US, as I raise my eyebrows in response to a question, or as a greeting....
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>Happy holidaze, new year, Y2K, whatever!
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>Thanks to all of you for help, insight and guidance.
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>J

Interesting... In the US, when someone says they raised their eyebrows, it means they were confused or surprised by what was said. So Jim Finger's saying his class was always a little surprised (and probably giggly) when the teacher said that because the phrase "making out" was not normally something you'd hear from a teacher or about a projector. And there is the common "arch/raise an eyebrow" that indicates a quizical or questioning response to something said. I wonder if the US people you raised your eyebrows in response thought they had suprised or confused you with their questions.