On concept that I found interesting was about personal space on page 121. It says that personal space acts like a portable territory that people always have. It also mentions that when people are to close to us that we either move away or feel uncomfortable. Same with them people stand too far away, we move in closer to them. In some cultures, they don’t have the same norms with personal space as others do. I have found myself standing in line at stores and the person behind me is standing literally on top of me and I can feel them breathing down my back. It becomes very uncomfortable and I always turn around to look at them and give them a facial expression of “back up’ but they never get it. I have then tried to move a tiny bit forward or to the side and they seem to follow. It becomes very frustration and all you can think at the moment is how much longer is this going to take and when can I leave. I liked table 5.3 that talks about the interacting zones for most Americans, and it would be nice if all cultures had similar if not the same standards when it comes to personal space.
I like that you chose to discuss personal space, this concept to me is really interesting. What you described seems really frustrating, I have been in the similar situation myself. I work at a bar/restaurant so sometimes people tap my shoulder to ask a question or to order something. But they sometimes get so close to my face that I can feel their spit on my ear, especially if they are drunk. I feel like my space is completely invaded when this happens. But then again I have been the person to invade other peoples space. Sometimes when I take a tables order the person speaks too softly so I have to move in a bit to hear and some people are really sensitive about this and dramatically back away like I just physically harassed them. So it is interesting how everyone has a different sense of personal space.
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