Personal Space Differences....Oct. 22.... Week 06

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 Please don't be mad at me when I tell you this, but I am not a fan of Disneyland.  I have been a few times and after each time I go I tell myself I won't go back.  I have felt that something was wrong with me for not enjoying it.  Yes, we do spend a lot of money and the lines are long for a short ride but, why didn't Disneyland have the same magical feeling for me as it did to others.  After reading an article from  Westsidetoastmaster.com titled Personal Space my dislike for Disneyland made sense.  I could see why the magical kingdom was not magical to me.

I grew up in a small town in central Utah.  The town was nestled in-between two mountain ranges and I had plenty of open space to see.  We had more turkeys in the town than people.  I enjoyed keeping my bubble around me and didn't venture off to far.  The first experience to Disney made my head rush.  So many people.  I can see now that growing up in a small town culture made crowds very uncomfortable to me.  In the article mentioned above it says that strangers moving into our personal spaces the "heart pumps faster, adrenalin pours into the bloodstream, and blood is pumped to the brain and the muscles as physical preparations for a possible fight or flight situation".  

I can see now that culture had a part in my aversion to large crowds..... so tell me, are you a Disneyland fan?


https://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/book_of_body_language/chap9.html

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  1. Miss Terri Teaches EnglishOctober 22, 2021 at 4:58 PM

    Hilarious! I haven't been to Disneyland, but like you that article made me understand why I had a hard time living in one of the world's most densely populated cities and am now infinitely happier in a smaller city.

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  2. Yolitzin BuendiaOctober 22, 2021 at 10:40 PM

    Kim,
    I haven’t been to Disneyland, but I have been to Mexico City. I grow up in a small city, so I can be around a considerable amount of people, however, when that limit is exceeded I feel the same you feel at Disneyland. For that reason, anytime I go to Mexico City I try to avoid crowded places.

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