Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools - Culture Matters

Nonverbal Communication:
Personal Space

Personal Space

Observe how close various kinds on people stand to each other in various settings.

In normal conversation, at work, or on the street
In line at the post office, bank, cinema, etc.
In the elevator, crowded or uncrowded
Two men
Two women
Two children
An older and a younger person
Parent and child
A man and a woman
Husband and wife
HCN and PCV

In those situations where host country people stand closer to each other than do Americans, what impression might people have of Americans?

What impression might Americans have of host country people in those same situations?

In those situations where host country people stand further apart from each other than do Americans, what impression might people have of Americans?

What impression might Americans have of host country people in those same situations?

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