How to Dehumanize a Stranger

In the kalahari desert, a stranger can't hide. He has to be in plain view and demonstrate his self restraint by sitting there until we come out and talk to him. We don't think strangers have self restraint or will power like we do. And so what happens when we talk? You start hearing sort of like what they call para linguistic cues,. Like, i can hear the tone of your voice. I'm experiencing your humanity, right? It sounds like an explanation for the handshake.