I feel like I don't care about the eye contact. If you don't look me in the eyes when we are speaking, I don't care, even if I still will try to catch them. For me it's more something cultural I was taught, and which is now a habit, almost a natural thing. I don't even think of it in fact.

It can only disturb me in a situation of argument with anyone else. Then, if we have a serious discussion about a delicate point and you're not staring at me in the eye while I am talking, it will add anger. It's close to a lack of respect, a lack of interest in what I am explaining.

But, finally, now that I have written that, I remember that if you don't look at me in the eyes in a normal conversation, I will feel like I should shut up or talk to anyone else because what I am telling is annoying to you. So, it can disturb me a little.

I would love to help you doing this but I must tell you that this two authors are complicated to understand, even for French people. It's a good advise that Hogo10 gave you to find both French and English versions of this books. They use a lot of idiomatic expressions and a lot of up level vocabulary that we don't often use in current language. Good luck! Feel free to ask for explanations of this texts, I'll try to help.