Personal Space - Size

Size

A person's personal space (and corresponding comfort zone) is highly variable and difficult to measure accurately. Estimates place it at about 60 centimeters (24 in) on either side, 70 centimeters (28 in) in front and 40 centimeters (16 in) behind for an average westerner.

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Famous quotes containing the word size:

    Eat your meals according to the size of your bowl.
    Chinese proverb.

    There are some persons we could not cut down to size without diminishing ourselves as well.
    Jean Rostand (1894–1977)

    Delusions that shrink to the size of a woman’s glove,
    Then sicken inclusively outwards:
    . . . the incessant recital
    Intoned by reality, larded with technical terms,
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    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)