[hummingbird]

Fascinating, kcvl!

Cultures vary...there was a study of a group of people from different countries and the researchers taped interactions. One person from a country where people stand close to one another was talking with a person from a country where people put a greater physical distance between one another as their form of polite behavior.

Played in fast motion, the researchers could watch the one (close) person back the (distant) person all around the room while they were conversing! Imperceptible in real time but on fast forward...quite illustrative!

I have that study around here somewhere and will look for it...cause I know I'm not explaining it very well...

[sodpoodle]

check your Seinfeld tapes for the "close talker" episode

sorry - but you re-created the image;)

sp