The British people are famous for being quite reserved (保守的).We are known around the world for having the biggest “personal

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　　”, the distance between us and the person we are

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　　to.

　　I have

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　　been more aware of this than over the last month, since I arrived in China. Getting used to Chinese colleagues

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　　close by me and even placing their hands on my arm is proving quite

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　　.

　　My natural British reaction is to

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　　back and move away, even though I realize it is a friendly gesture by the Chinese person. I have

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　　many people holding hands or putting their arms around each other as they walk along the streets of Beijing. This would rarely be seen in the UK , even between very close friends.

　　And

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　　at someone in Britain is considered very

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　　. But here , I find myself being stared at often. It

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　　me long to realize this was not rude in China, but a

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　　of curiosity.

　　I visited Datong last week, where the local people are 52 used to Westerners. An elderly woman couldn’t believe her 53

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