10/23/21; Week 6
 Response to " Personal Space Differences"



Would you please step away a bit?
Nowadays due to the Covid-19 pandemic protocol, it would not be a strange phrase but was it like that some time ago, too?
For sure it will depend on where in the world you are and the kind of relationship you have with the person.
To illustrate this point I will share an experience told by a reporter from our country who had to be in jail for some hours after greeting with a handshake a female Arab member of the government. He had not been instructed previously about the kind of treatment. This was the first thought that came to my mind while watching the video Personal Space Differences.
I think this is one of the first cultural things we as teachers must learn and pay attention to while talking to our students and their families.

I am positive this will make a difference in the kind of relationship we will be having with them.


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