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[PeterInBrat]

This is called "Social Distance," and it varies from culture to culture. This was demonstrated in an episode of Seinfeld when Elaine was dating a "close talker."

[video=youtube;NGVSIkEi3mM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGVSIkEi3mM[/video]

 

[PeterInBrat]

[video=youtube;9XfVl6_R7_k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XfVl6_R7_k[/video]

I was in Tokyo for a couple months. The frustrating thing is you can squirt out of the train at the wrong stop and not make it back in again. I avoided the trains during the rush whenever I could. Makes riding in a gua gua with 25 other ppl seem roomy.