Why is it that some people have no concept of personal space? I went to the post office today to pick up a parcel they were holding for me. The line was pretty long so I took my place and began to wait. Not long after I arrived, a man came in and got in line behind me. I didn't think anything about it until I got restless and started looking around. When I turned so I could see behind me, the man was a mere inches from me. He was oblivious. I took a few discrete steps forward and it wasn't 5 seconds before he closed the gap. This went on for the next 3-4 minutes until I was called to the counter. That was the longest few minutes I've experienced in a while. Any longer and I would have had to make a sarcastic comment under my breath. Unless I know you, please remain outside of my personal space.
I'm over it now.
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OMG, I completely agree and I cannot stand this! That happened to me at the store yesterday. You can't move forward and invade someone else's space, and you can't move backward because there's a scary person too close to you. It's like your trapped! Definitely a pet peeve of mine. I wonder why some people are so unaware of how uncomfortably close they're standing to others.
ReplyDeleteYEA!!! B.S. is gonna be so proud! you used the Word of the Week in your blog!!! Hooray for Julie!
ReplyDeleteYes, this drives me crazy.. the kids are notorious for violating my personal space rule... =)
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ReplyDeleteSo annoying! It's even worse when someone is a "close talker." (Seinfeld) Hello! Trying to breathe here.
ReplyDeleteA parcel? What, are you from England or something?!
ReplyDeleteThe paper they left in the mail box said that I had a "parcel" waiting for me at the post office.
ReplyDeleteOOOH! I totally understand. I have a 10 ft radius of personal space people like to invade all the time. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteHere are some tips on getting those folks to back off. There's of course the obvious... provided that the night before you ate chili... you could just "cut a nice one". However, this is not very lady like. Coughing and "sucking snot" is sometimes effective. But my personal favorite is allowing your purse to fall of your shoulder...then in a semi violent motion jerk it back up so that it "accidentally" hits the offender. Repeat if necessary. Another favorite when a grocery buggy is available is to simply ram them with the buggy followed by a "oh so sorry". There are many more suggestions but most of them involve using my kids at projectiles.Very effective!
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