Do you ever feel angry about someone who stands too close, talks too loudly or makes eye contact for too long Why do we feel uncomfortable with those" close talkers" Or with strangers who stand very near to us in a line Scholars began to study personal space decades ago. They found that humans tend to avoid eye contact if they feel someone is standing too close. They put a distance between themselves and strangers. According to scientists, personal space involves not only an imaginary space around the body, but around all the senses. People may feel their space is being violated when they encounter an unwelcome sound, scent or stare: the woman on the bus shouting into her mobile phone or the coworker sitting next to you putting on some perfume you don’t like. What is the author’s attitude towards people shouting on the bus