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Personal Space & Touching

An arm’s length of personal space or more is expected during conversations.
Unless you are having an intimate conversation, any closer than arm’s length may be considered an infringement of personal space.
Austrians do not generally touch very often when speaking as it can be seen as an invasion of privacy. This is not always the case with friends and family.
Between friends and family, hand holding, walking arm in arm and hugging are commonplace.
Austrians aren’t exactly touchy-feely and they don’t tend to get in your space. This is true regardless of gender. Family members and good friends will be closer, but it’s rare you’ll have more contact than a handshake in business contexts.

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