综合英语4-unit2

So...
People need personal space
to feel comfortable.
Personal Space
In 1966 Anthropologist Edward Hall identified four different zones of personal space Americans like
Different cultural ideas of personal space
In Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, the buttock slap is given as a sign of insult. "buttock pat," used in American sports as a sign of encouragement.
Unit Two
Space Invaders
Why do they do that?
If you get on this subway, where would you sit?
If you have to go to the further end of the supermarket, how would you get over there?
Different cultural ideas of personal space
Latin Americans commonly put a hand on their conversation partner's shoulder while speaking, esp. when both participants are of the same sex.
Para 1
How does the author describe the violation of personal space that happened in a bank?
-- He uses a series of verb phrases and adverbials vividly described the process in which the people in line, though reluctant, ha源自文库 to give away their personal space to the invaders.
The result was a comical chase around the party hall, the Briton backing away
Different cultural ideas of personal space
Asians tend to keep much more distance between each other than Westerners do.
Different cultural ideas of personal space
The British keep a big distances when they talk to each other.
The Arab kept moving forward, while the Briton kept backing away to establish the distance at which he felt most comfortable.
There is a common shock in American businessmen when they go to Latin America. Latin men think nothing of giving each other a hearty hug when they meet. That might freak out an American man, who might want to slap his conversation partner on the arm or
The perception of personal space is very strong in Japan. Crossing between two people or intruding into another's space to move through a crowded room is seen as ruder than in other cultures.
Different cultural ideas of personal space
The closest distance between two people in a conversation takes place in Middle Eastern. They even push and shove each other.
Para 1
How many people at least are described here?
to keep around them
How would you feel if you were in any of these situations?
So...
“Space invaders” make people feel uneasy.
Shared places
Elevators, buses, theaters, and many other similar “shared places” tend to reduce personal space. People who routinely find themselves in such situations tend to have smaller personal space and more tolerance for “space invasion” than those who are not used to crowding.