Preaction In pairs, explain the expression “personal space”. How important is personal space to you?
THE SOCIAL GUIDEBOOK TO NORWAY Julien S. Bourrelle, Mondå forlag 17 ● December 2017
Personal Space in Norway NORWEGIANS NEED SPACE About the author? Search online for background information.
A LOT OF SPACE
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THIS IS WHEN YOU KNOW THAT A NORWEGIAN BUS STOP IS FULL
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AND THAT YOU NEED TO STAND
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WHEN I FIRST CAME TO NORWAY I WOULD GO AND SIT IN THE MIDDLE VERY OFTEN ONE OF THE PERSONS WOULD STAND UP AND TAKE A STEP ASIDE AFTER A LITTLE WHILE I REALISED THAT YOU CANNOT SIT ON SUCH A BENCH IT IS A FULL BENCH! I GREW UP IN CANADA I AM WHITE I LIVED IN NUMEROUS COUNTRIES BEFORE MOVING TO NORWAY THE EASIEST EXPLANATION FOR ME WAS THAT NORWEGIANS FELT UNCOMFORTABLE HAVING A STRANGER SITTING SO CLOSE THAT THEY NEEDED MORE SPACE BUT WHAT IF YOU LOOK DIFFERENT
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ʦ A full bench in Norway according to The Social Guidebook to Norway.
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