Ever hear of the "Diplomatic Shuffle"?
That happens when a person from a nation with a large personal space culture is talking to a person from a nation with a small personal space culture.
As one person moves closer, the other person backs up, each trying to maintain the "correct" personal distance based on their culture.
It can be quite funny to watch and quite annoying to participate in.
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abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.
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