[post_page_title]Personal space[/post_page_title]
If you were to look in a foreign travel blog, you might read a column advising that on your next trip to America, it’s always good to give Americans space during a conversation. Personal space is something we don’t think about until we realize we don’t have it anymore, and many Americans are deeply in tune to this fact.
It’s not that Europeans aren’t aware of their proximity – it’s that they express themselves in more physical ways, even when it has nothing to do with romance. For an American, even the smallest amount of unsolicited intimate physical contact can be too much. For people outside of the country, however, a healthy pat on the shoulder is normal even amongst strangers.
