Thanks to touchscreens, we’re all tapping, all of the time. It’s literally my job. Tapping. You’ve probably just done it. Tap. Tap. Tap. An onomatopoeic word, gentle but insistent.
We’ve always tapped fingers out of boredom, relieving a build-up of stress hormones. We tap our feet to music. Around 2009, the phrase “tap that” was in common parlance, expressive of erogenous intent. “Did you see the new Speaker of the House of Commons? I’d totally tap that.” This week, we’re going back to an even earlier usage – the ancient Chinese energy practice of tapping, related to the theory of acupressure points. You see, I’ve been stimulating my meridians with the Body Tapper by Hayo’u (£28), a lightweight self-massage tool. Or, if you prefer, a bunch of barbecue skewers attached to a handle.
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