Here&#x27;s a funny thing about culture. It distorts a lot, so some cultures accept public stonings and lashings, while others won&#x27;t let a parent slap a child.<p>Yet what constitutes abuse is universal, and what constitutes positive social interaction is universal. In every culture in the world, a man putting his hand on another&#x27;s shoulder is a gesture of dominance, and putting his hand inside a woman&#x27;s knee is a gesture of intimacy.<p>The size of personal spaces changes per culture. Just as some cultures speak louder than others. Yet it always follows the same dynamics, positive and negative.