Do you think that you can predict a relationship based on the spatial distance between people? Are there places where this might not work?
Hint: any place where large numbers of people gather! (many would be strangers)
In North America the general rule for physical space between two people is an arm's length. There are exceptions of course; family and close personal friends. Does that surprise you?
Look at your chart. Compare the distances you stand from people. What could people guess about your relationship?
Hmmmm....
These are two familiar North American expressions. When would you use these? Where do you think they originated? Do you know of anything similar in another language or in another culture?
Go back to the chart you filled in. When you greeted these people, what did it look like?
At work how do people greet each other?
