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Phrase: Keep your distance
The current state of the world with an ongoing pandemic gives new meaning to the phrase keep your distance.
It usually means to stay far away from something or someone either physically, emotionally or socially.
These days keeping one’s distance can be a matter of self-survival, a matter of life or death.
Of course, we have a nicer-sounding term for it, ‘social distancing,’ but it amounts to the same thing: stay away from others if you want to increase your chances of avoiding the coronavirus.
In non-pandemic times we often voluntarily keep our distance from people we feel are dangerous, obnoxious or give us the heebie-jeebies.
That again pertains to remaining physically distant from people.
It’s possible to stay emotionally distant from people too.
If you have ever had a teenage son or daughter, you likely want to forget their ’emotionally distant phase.’
It’s OK. We all go through it. You went through it too.
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It’s all a part of growing up.
I always find it funny when I see a family out for a walk or shopping trip together.
There’ll be a mom and dad walking with their younger children, then, slightly behind, a teenager is keeping their distance emotionally, socially and physically.
We all know that if a teenager is seen in public with their parents, they will burst into flames of pure embarrassment.
I understand that the workplace often serves as a matchmaker in Japan, but I believe it’s always healthier to keep your distance and avoid any romantic trysts with your colleagues.
It’s bad enough being in the doghouse at home, but when your it in at work as well, it can be too much to bear.
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