159. How Much Personal Space Do You Need?

No Stupid Questions

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🗓️ 20 August 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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How do you deal with a close talker? Is Angela drinking too much water? And why can’t Mike keep his phone out of his bedroom?

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0:00.0	I have at least seven Black Puffy Patagonia vests that I've never worn.
0:07.0	I'm Angela Duckworth.
0:09.0	I'm Mike Mon.
0:10.0	And you're listening to No Stupid Questions.
0:14.0	Today on the show, how much personal space do you need?
0:18.0	Roll some.
0:19.0	If you can touch me, you're too close.
0:31.0	So Mike, I have this question for you that I was recently discussing with one of my good friends.
0:42.0	We were talking the other day about personal space.
0:46.0	And how much personal space she wants, how much personal space I like.
0:53.0	So my question is Mike Mon, how much personal space do you need?
0:58.0	I love this question.
0:59.0	I think this became a topic most popularized by Seinfeld.
1:04.0	Did you ever watch Seinfeld?
1:05.0	Oh my gosh.
1:06.0	I have watched, I want to say like 70% of Seinfeld episodes.
1:11.0	I've watched like one percent of Seinfeld episodes.
1:12.0	I don't think I've ever seen a full show.
1:14.0	Oh, what?
1:15.0	How is that possible?
1:16.0	We did not watch television growing up.
1:18.0	But I definitely like, it so invaded the cultural lexicon that I of course know most of the references.
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