This is the paradox at the heart of a newbook, Shrinking Violets, by the cultural historian Joe Moran, [37] <> Wannan ita ce tambayar da wani sabon littafi ‘Shrinking Violets’ ke kokarin amsawa [38]
the American doctor Henry Heimlich (who gave his name to the Heimlich Manoeuvre) once observed that [47] <> Shaharren likita ba’amurke Henry Heimlich ya taba cewa [48]
and succeeds in getting up and leaving the eating area unnoticed. [53] <> har ya samu ya fice daga wurin cin abincin ba tare da kowa ya lura da shi ba. [54]
and if unattended, he will die or suffer permanent brain damage.” [57] <> har ya mutu ko ya samu wata cutar kwakwalwa kafin a samu mai kai masa dauki”. [58]
Those feelings that may have shaped his career long before he decided to explore the subject academically. [65] <> Mai yiwuwa ne ma kunyar ce ta yi tasari kan zabin abubuwan da zai rinka nazari a kansu. [66]
His previous books held up a magnifying glass to the minutiae of everyday life. [67] <> Littattafansa na baya kan yi duban tsanaki ne kan al’amuran yau da kullum. [68]
explored the history of everyday objects and routines – from water coolers to duvets to standing in a line at the shops – [71] <> ya bada tarihin abubuwa irin su famfo da bargon shimfida da bin layi domin sayayya a kanti. [72]
“I think shyness probably does turn you into an amateur anthropologist, really – you are more likely to be an observer.” [75] <> “Ina ga kunya na sa ka yin nazarin dabi’u saboda kai kullum a matsayin dan kallo ka ke.” [76]
Moran notes that it “ebbs and flows” depending on the context. [77] <> Moran ya ce: “Ita kunya wata dabi’a ce mai karo da juna, wacce ta kan zo ta koma.” [78]
the Duke of Portland, who was so shy he built a 15-mile-long labyrinth of tunnels under his stately home [81] <> Duke na Portland wanda ya gina hanya mai tsawon mil 15 a karkashin gidansa [82]
Some of these public figures may benefit from “Maskenfreiheit” – a German word that [103] <> Wasu daga cikin fitattun mutanen na amfana ne da abinda Jamusawa ke kira “Maskenfreiheit” [104]
expresses the freedom you can feel from wearing a mask or acting a part. [105] <> wato ‘yancin da ka ke samu a ranka idan ka sanya abinda zai rufe fuskarka. [106]
This sensation of “unrealness” helps Moran himself with public speaking, [107] <> Ma’ana, idan su na jawabi ga dimbin jama’a, za su ji kamar ba su ba, su yi ta zuba, [108]
although the shyness and anxiety return as soon as you feel your real personality becomes exposed. [109] <> amma da sun kare jawabin sai kunya ta lullube su idan su ka kebe da ‘yan mutane kadan. [110]
that these feelings come from basic prehistoric behaviours that aided out survival. [117] <> kunya dadaddiyar dabi’a ce da ta taimaki kakannin kakanninmu wurin samun tsira a rayuwa. [118]
have charted the “shy-bold spectrum” in a range of species, finding that it often pays for some individuals to be timid and anxious. [121] <> sun gano cewa jin kunya da dari-dari kan taimaki dabbobi da dama. [122]
the shyer individuals, hiding on the side-lines, might avoid attack – both successful evolutionary strategies. [125] <> masu kunya, da ke labewa a gefe, sun fi tsira daga mahara. [126]
“I don’t think you can talk about shyness without talking about that capacity for what Darwin called self-attention,” he says. [129] <> A ganinsa, abinda ke jawo kunya shi ne baiwar da mutane su ke da ita na yin tunani game da kansu da kuma irin kallon da al’umma ke yi musu. [130]
“We can think about ourselves, reflect on ourselves, and be aware that there might be other humans thinking about us.” [131] <> Haka kuma amfani da harshe ya kara taimakawa wurin samun kunya a tsakankanin mutane. [132]
describing us as “isolated consciousness” who can never fully understand each other’s minds. [135] <> don harsunan ba za su iya isar da sakonmu dari bisa dari ba. [136]
“I think that’s true of everyone but maybe shy people are more aware of that imperfection.” [137] <> Ina ga abinda ke faruwa shi ne, mutane masu kunya sun fi fahimtar wannan nakasar.” [138]
The consequence may be the so-called ‘esprit de l’escalier’ (staircase wit) – [139] <> Hakan na haifar da dabi’ar nan da akan ce “ta baya, ta rago,” [140]
the tendency, after we have left the room, to replay what we should have said. [141] <> wato sai bayan ka bar inda aka yi magana ka fara tunanin ai da na ce kaza da kaza. [142]
“A lot of the writing and art that I write about in the book… [145] <> “Mafi yawan marubuta da masu ayyukan fasahar da na ba da labarinsu a littafin nan [146]
it kind of emerges from the sense that the spoken word or face-to-face contact is imperfect or has failed,” Moran says. Instead, the artists try to express what could not be said at the time. [147] <> sun yi ayyukansu ne sanadiyyar tunanukan da kan zo musu bayan an kammala magana. [148]
“I wouldn’t say that’s the only motivation for art or writing [149] <> Ban ce duk marubuci ko mai aikin fasaha ya dogara da irin wannan matsalar don yi masa kaimi ba, [150]
Moran has also explored the different ways that shyness is expressed in different cultures. [153] <> Moran ya kuma yi nazari akan bambancin kunya tsakanin al’umomin kasashe dabam-daban, inda wasu kasashen su ka fi wasu daurewa kunya. [154]
who believe it is a move to “treat” or “correct” anything that falls outside the norm. [169] <> da ke ganin wannan dabi’a ce kurum ta mutane ba wai cuta ba. [170]
DSM-IV – the “psychiatrists’ bible” – includes highly-specific variants such as [171] <> Kundin bayanin cututtukan kwakwalwa na Amurka ya bayyana samfuran cutar kunya da ya ce sun hada da [172]
There are certainly extreme examples of shyness where people can’t live their lives… where they suffer such extreme social anxiety. [189] <> “Yayinda na ke ganin akwai mutanen da kunyarsu ta kai intaha da har za a iya kiranta cuta, [190]
But I do think there is a bit of a trend to medicalise things that may just be within the range of human experience.” [191] <> ina kuma tunanin cewa mai da kunya baki dayanta cuta ba daidai ba ne domin kuwa dabi’a ce ta bil’adama.” [192]
he’s come to realise that shyness may be far more common than he had once realised. [195] <> yanzu Moran ya fahimci cewa ashe akwai mutane da yawa da ke jin kunya, fiye da yadda ya yi tsammani. [196]
“One of the mistakes you can make when you are shy is to think that you are very unusual in the way you are interacting with people – but some of these problems are universal.” [197] <> “Daya daga cikin manyan kura-kuran da masu jin kunya ke yi shi ne su dauka kamar su kadai ne ke fama da ita.” [198]
With Moran as its reluctant, mild-mannered cheerleader, the Shy Pride movement may have just been born. [199] <> Ba mamaki littafin na Moran ya zama silar da masu jin kunya za su bayyana kansu tare da yin alfahari da dabi’arsu. [200]
