http://www.sistersinblog.com/2007/09/28/polite-distance/ Sisters practicing the 3 R's of blogging: ranting, raving, and reviewing Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:34:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sistersinblog.com/2007/09/28/polite-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-105 luna Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:58:35 +0000 http://www.sistersinblog.com/2007/09/28/polite-distance/#comment-105 OMg that was funny I think you should hold the door in there close or have there hands full. if they pop your personal bubble they are too close and should walk away OMg that was funny I think you should hold the door in there close or have there hands full. if they pop your personal bubble they are too close and should walk away

]]> http://www.sistersinblog.com/2007/09/28/polite-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-90 jason bourne Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:04:16 +0000 http://www.sistersinblog.com/2007/09/28/polite-distance/#comment-90 haha haha

]]> http://www.sistersinblog.com/2007/09/28/polite-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Marge Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.sistersinblog.com/2007/09/28/polite-distance/#comment-85 I'm sometimes confused in an awkward way as to "holding doors open" for others. Of course if someone is right behind me I hold it open. If someone who will need help with the door - but perhaps will take 30 min to make 4 ft, then what to do. I really don't pay attention to what the person looks like. Attractive or not. And then if someone is holding the door for me, I feel responsible for racing up and through so as not to detain them. Now pertaining to how close in elevators, subways, etc., I like a certain amt of non-contact space. Bad enough you have to breathe in the same air. Years ago when I road the commuter with my son, there was a man at our stop that set up his space on the train in such a way that you knew he wanted the whole seat - even the 3 seater. Sort of a Monk phobia type guy perhaps. Question-do people who spread into other people's space need to conquer or do they need a hug? I’m sometimes confused in an awkward way as to “holding doors open” for others. Of course if someone is right behind me I hold it open. If someone who will need help with the door – but perhaps will take 30 min to make 4 ft, then what to do. I really don’t pay attention to what the person looks like. Attractive or not. And then if someone is holding the door for me, I feel responsible for racing up and through so as not to detain them.
Now pertaining to how close in elevators, subways, etc., I like a certain amt of non-contact space. Bad enough you have to breathe in the same air.
Years ago when I road the commuter with my son, there was a man at our stop that set up his space on the train in such a way that you knew he wanted the whole seat – even the 3 seater. Sort of a Monk phobia type guy perhaps.
Question-do people who spread into other people’s space need to conquer or do they need a hug?

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