CULTURAL CONVENTIONS B2.3

What did Edward Hall think we risk if we fail to understand differences in personal space?

What do you think is meant by ‘contact’ and ‘non-contact’ cultures?

What does the author find is missing from the research done so far into personal space

What do the two stories about turn-taking in Nordic countries tell us?

What is the average time that people anywhere in the world take to respond in conversation?

Why does the author think that differences in these areas interest us so much?

made bigger than it really is (para 1)

upset feelings at something rude (para 2)

based on personal stories/accounts (para 3)

a line on which we measure things (para 4)