Personal Spaces

1. You're talking to a co-worker. How close do you stand?

I think I will talk to a co-worker at intervals of one meter. When talk too close to the person that feel doscomfort.

2. You're talking to a friend. Do you touch each other?

I don't touch each other. But I sometimes touch my friend's on the shoulder during a conversation when I'm so happy or be in high spirit.

3. Look at the diagram of a waiting room. Where do you sit when you enter?

I sit on a seat nearest to the entrance. Because I can sit in a moment!

4. You're in a crowded elevator. Where do you look?

I look elevator door or floor numbers lamp. It's common knowledge that face the front to the door.

5. You're standing in line. How close do you stand to the person in front?

I stand in line at a distance from one mater or more, but when I wait long lines it shorten the distance.

6. You get on the bus. There is an empty row of seats at the back, and an empty seat close by. Where do you sit?

I sit on a seat close by. Because I want to sit in a moment than sit on a seat to the back.

7.You're in a library and there's an empty seat beside you. Do you want to stop someone sitting there? If so, how?

I'm not care. But there are a lot of enpty seats somewhere else, I might say that I'm afraid...Could you sit an another empty seat...?

8. You're going to the beach. Do you like to see lots of people or very few?

I like to see very few people at the beach. Basically, I don't like being in crowds, so I avoid the crowds.

9. When you're talking to someone, do you look them in the eye?

I look people in the eye moderately, but I don't look people in the face.

10. You're on a train. Do you talk to the other passengers?

I never talk to the passangers in Japan. In Japan, it's very rare that talk to the other passangers on a train.