I know Canada is a huge sparsely populated country with lots of open space. As such, I suspect we create zones wherein others don’t intrude when we’re out in public. People give each other some breathing room when passing them or walking in front or behind them. In Manila, where space is at a premium, everyone bumps and bangs into each other. Pushing and shoving to get where you want to go is the norm, and people bump into each other so often that no one even acknowledges it – they just continue on their merry little way. I didn’t realize how much I valued my personal space until I went shopping in Green Hills on Christmas Eve.

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