Prexemics could be easily explained as the personal boundary space between people when they speak and how it differs depending on relationship with person and other issues. Chronemics on the other hand is in regards to time and how different cultures interpretation of time. I believe that these two concepts do not have universal rules among cultures but rather vary very differently between cultures. Like anything in life, there are overlaps and similarities within cultures but, in general, there are differences and understanding these differences allows people from different communities to understand each other better.
A personal experience I have is with proxemics. I have an issue with people invading my personal space, speaking while standing too close to me, or etc. I realized this because there is a male of a different culture who woks at our office. This person is criticized often at work among everyone because of his close proximity while talking to you, looking over your shoulder while you are working, and in general just invading peoples personal space. While speaking to another co-worker who is of the same culture as that male, she told me that a lot of people think that he is like that because of his culture. Her comment in regards to that was that culture should not be blamed because she is of the same culture, background, and circle of family friends, and she is not like that. She said that it was not culture but rather that he was extremely weird and anti social. I found this to be extremely interesting. Possibly it is not all about cultural but rather individual genetics or other factors that should be looked into.
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I really enjoyed your example and definitions of proxemics and chronemics. I would agree that proxemics are based upon an individual comfort level, and those levels should not be violated. I wish you would have stated which culture your co-worker was apart of because I think its funny when people get too close. I had a similar example with an italian friend of mine, and when I asked her why does she get so close when we communicate, she answered that thats how her people roll. Clearly, she was being funny because that is not always the case. Great blog!
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