摘要
曾有一则笑话如此说道：假如一个阿拉伯人和一个英国人面对面说话，当谈话进行一段时间后，你会发现，他们离最初说话的地点已经有了很远一段距离了。原因就是阿拉伯人把亲近人当作是一种尊重，而英国人却以保持一定距离为礼貌。那么是什么原因导致英国人如此看重距离呢？来阅读下面的文章，你就会找到答案。
The first glance at the omnipresent ＂distance＂ of British social culture may cause discomfort, You may never see your colleagues after work, which prescribes that your conversation should be confined to business and not to involve anything personal. You may also know the person opposite your desk for months but still not have his or her mobile number, let alone home address. Even if you do, it will always be preferable to communicate through sending text messages rather than talking on the phone.
