Why?
Because we often went into their kitchen and took an inspection for ourselves.
Without knocking on the door first, either.
And if they were having jiaozi, it was quite probable that we took a few too.
Nobody minded, back in the day.
Today, of course, living in high rises, we don't even know who all our neighbours are, not to mention what they're up to.
Youngsters today, when you hear them talk about it, get angry at things like their parents not knocking on the door first before entering their bedroom.
In the old days, well, we didn't have our own bedroom to begin with, so that was not a problem for us at all.
Anyways, it is often cited as a sign of progress for people to learn to keep their proper distances from each other, and not just physically, either. Nowadays, it's proper that we do not, for example, ask how much money people make the first time we meet them.
Do not ask how much they make the second time you meet them, either.
Do not ask, ever.
Do not ask, period.
Again, in the old days, nobody minded if you asked anyone how much they made.
Not much, probably, at any rate.
At any rate, it is a kind of progress, emphasis on kind of, for us to keep our distance and respect and give each other space and privacy.
Well, for better or worse.
Here are media examples of the phrase "keep one's distance", both physically and in a figurative sense:
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