如何和美国人保持“距离”？
<p><span word="Body">Body</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p> 身体的接触距离，预示着人与人关系的亲近度，及人和人之间亲近到了什么程度。美国人很注重这种身体上的接触距离，如果站得距离不得当，美国人会认为你侵犯了他们的隐私空间范围。下图揭示了四种距离，这些距离在老美眼里代表什么呢？</p><p> 1 <span word="intimate">intimate</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>: <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 45 <span word="cm">cm</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> </p><p> 2 <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>: <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> 45 <span word="to">to</span> 80 <span word="cm">cm</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span></p><p> 3 <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>: <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1.3 <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="metres">metres</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> </p><p> 4 <span word="public">public</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>: <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="audience">audience</span></p><p> 可见，老美把人与人间的距离划归为四类： <span word="intimate">intimate</span>, <span word="personal">personal</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span>。 </p><p> <span word="Body">Body</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. 典型的例子就是美国人和阿拉伯人之间的差异。<span word="Arabs">Arabs</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arabs">Arabs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="density">density</span>, <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shoving">shoving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="public">public</span>: <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="does">does</span> . <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="closeness">closeness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arabs">Arabs</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="eahand">eahand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="handch">handch</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> .地理环境潜移默化地影响着阿拉伯国家的文化。 恶劣的生存环境致使大批阿拉伯人涌入城市。习惯了拥挤喧嚣，人与人的亲密无间令他们感到踏实舒心，这一点上阿拉伯文化同欧美文化是截然相反的。</p>
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