Le Personal Space
It just gets really annoying when someone is talking to you, or you them, and they just feel the need to stand so close, that you are almost bumping foreheads. Like dude, back up, I don't want to breathe in the Co2 you breathe out. Personal space- or scientific name, Proxemics, is defined as (the study of) the amount of space that people find comfortable between themselves and others.
There are 5 distinct space zones:
Let's start:
Close intimate: This means about a 0-15 cm distance between the people, and people who use this are usually lovers or people with physical touching relationships- ;). There is always that one couple that are like this, but ALWAYS deny the fact that they are together. We are not stupid. We see you standing 0-15 cm away from each other, we know what's going on man.
Intimate: 15-45 cm distance, seen for them physical touching relationships. Basically, close friends and intimate relationships use this. Non-consenting intrusion into this space is normally felt to be uncomfortable, or threatening and upsetting at worst.
Personal: 45-120 cm space. Seen in family relationships and close friends.
Social-consultative: 1.2-3.6 m. Basically, that person beside you at the supermarket. For non-touch interaction, social or business. Handshaking is only possible in this zone if both people reach out to do so.
Public: 3.6 m+ for no interaction at all, ignoring. So people establish this zone when they seek to avoid interaction with others nearby. It's that person you see in public who you know (maybe from school or work?) but you don't want to talk to them, so you avoid them.
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I hope you enjoyed this (more boring) chapter and learnt something new. Please tell me if there are any mistakes and ask if you have any questions !
Thank you for reading :D
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Websites used:
http://www.businessballs.com/body-language.htm#personal-space
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