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Koreans tend to prefer standing at arms lengths from one another. When meeting strangers this distance is farther.
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In public arenas like the subway, a market, etc. s personal space can be quite limited and pushing is common.
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Teenagers of both genders as well as most women are very comfortable in each others’ spaces if friends. It is very common to see two girls or women, and often two boys, walking arm-in-arm.
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People do not tend to apologize for bumping into other people or otherwise invading their personal space. This is especially true in the larger cities, like
Seoul .
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Between teacher and student, it is considered alright for the teacher to pat the student on the back, rest hand on head, or even knock their head (lightly).
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