When two people are talking to each other, they tend to stand a specific distance apart. Each person has an (36) boundary around their body into which other people may not come. If someone pierces this boundary, they will feel (37) and move away to increase the distance between them. (The major (38) is family members and other loved ones. ) This personal (39) is not due to body odor or bad (40) but because closeness lends a sense of intimacy that is at odds with their (41) to the other individual.
Interestingly, the (42) personal distance varies from culture to culture. Americans tend to require more personal space than in other (43) . So if you try to get too close to an American during your conversation, he or she will feel that you are "in their face" and will try to back away. Try to be aware of this, (44) , don’t try to close the gap.
(45) . Touching is a bit too intimate for casual acquaintances. (46) . Shaking hands when you initially meet or part is acceptable, but this is only momentary.
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