I'm partly joking when I say things abt not wanting ppl to talk to me/be noisy around me. I read it charitably in practice & am polite.
I remember some of the Irish student nurses I trained w/ finding it v rude that ppl on buses moved away to a double seat when 1 became free
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But I think we're inclined to wrongly read bad motivations into some kinds of communication or avoidance of & good motivations into others.
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Based on norms which are more sub-cultural than cultural.
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The norm could go both ways. People could find it creepy if you *don't* move away if other seats become free.
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