在英国社会中,与陌生人打交道的行为规则是必须避免盯着人家看,但与此同时又要避免视而不见。比如说在街上遇到陌生人(图1),你可以看着渐渐走近的陌生人直到他们离你约有8英尺(约合2.5米)远。在他们经过你时,你必须将目光转离他们。通常说来陌生人之间有一段距离时,互相看看不会产生什么不安之感。而彼此之 In British society, the rule of conduct dealing with strangers is to avoid staring at others, but at the same time avoid turning a blind eye. For example, when you meet a stranger on the street (Figure 1), you can watch strangers approaching until they are about 8 feet (2.5 meters) away from you. As they pass you, you must turn your gaze away from them. Generally speaking, when there is a distance between strangers, it will not produce any sense of unease if you look at each other. And each other