Why do customers feel the need to get really close to you?

@bijouxbroussard yeah my second job since it is retail

@SW-User Are the people who get close of any particular nationality/culture. I've read that some cultures have a much smaller notion of "personal space" than Americans in general. To them it's natural to get closer than Americans feel comfortable with.

@ChipmunkErnie no its all groups mostly

@SW-User Dang, no idea then.

@ChipmunkErnie some people cant respect space i guess

@SW-User The thing is, what makes YOU uncomfortable may seem totally normal to THEM. It can cause a lot of misunderstanding. I once saw a video about the subject where people from two cultures kept trying to be natural -- the one kept moving closer because that felt right to him, the other kept backing away because that felt comfortable to him. The first person couldn't figure out why the other was being rude by backing away, the second couldn't figure why the other was being so rude by invading his personal space.

I guess it's a bit like those women who are "huggers" and will ignore the fact that many people don;t want their hugs.

@ChipmunkErnie true i didnt consider that