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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Crossing your legs doesn't actually cause varicose veins. Varicose veins are usually familial and may be exacerbated by that activity but are not caused by it. Stress on hip and knee joints can be caused by crossing your legs, but for many people, including myself, after so many years of doing it, not crossing their legs is uncomfortable. As for what's proper, any position that would keep people from seeing things that aren't appropriate for mixed company, including having both feet planted firmly on the ground with ankles touching, is just fine in my book.
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Actually, the Cleveland Clinic
disagrees with your statement that crossing your legs does not cause varicose veins.