![]() ![]() ![]() The results were published in journal PNAS this week. Their responses were distilled into a map that shows which areas are (literally) up for grabs and which are off limits. The researchers polled of over 1300 men and women in five different countries (Britain, Finland, France, Italy and Russia) about where they felt comfortable being touched by partners, friends of the same and opposite sex, family members and strangers. But they did find that women are more comfortable with physical contact than men. The British university, in conjunction with Finland’s Aalto University, conducted the largest study on physical contact ever and found that-surprise!-people don’t really want to be touched by strangers anywhere except their hands. Ever wonder whether you should shake someone’s hand or hug them? Oxford University now has the answer.
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