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  2. Table sharing - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese culture, being invited to a person's home to share a meal is rather uncommon and indicates a close relationship. [2] However, sharing a table in public with strangers is just a routine occurrence with no special meaning. [3] It is an example of how Japanese concepts of personal space are adapted to crowded urban living conditions. [3]

  3. Communal apartment - Wikipedia

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    House Ekaterinodar attorney, notary Anton Yalovoy. In the Soviet years the mansion was communal apartment. Communal apartments (Russian singular: коммунальная квартира, romanized: kommunal'naya kvartira, colloquial: kommunalka) are apartments in which several unrelated persons or families live in isolated living rooms and share common areas such a kitchen, shower, and ...

  4. Mock language - Wikipedia

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    Mock language is a way of using a language not spoken by or native to a speaker. When talking, the speaker includes words or phrases from other languages that they think fit into the conversation. The term "Mock Spanish" was popularized in the 1990s by Jane H. Hill, a linguist at the University of Arizona.

  5. Seeking to resist distractions and focus? Virtual coworking ...

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    "I think we have learned that there's ample opportunity to create more of these types of spaces that are much more supportive. And I think you can define 'supportive' in so many different ways."

  6. Spanglish - Wikipedia

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    Between 1902 and 1948, the main language of instruction in public schools (used for all subjects except for Spanish class) was English. Currently Puerto Rico is nearly unique in having both English and Spanish as its official languages [6] (see also New Mexico). Consequently, many American English words are now found in the vocabulary of Puerto ...

  7. How second- and third-generation Latinos are reclaiming the ...

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    How language affects identity and mental health. Though the lack of Spanish fluency is common among second- and third-generation Latinos, it can often result in teasing by family and friends.The ...

  8. Affinity space - Wikipedia

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    The people who are interacting in a space might find themselves as sharing a community with some others in that space, while other people might view their interactions in the space differently. Gee (2004) adds, " In any case, creating spaces within diverse sorts of people can interact is a leitmotif of the modern world" (p. 71).

  9. Social space - Wikipedia

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    A social space is physical or virtual space such as a social center, online social media, or other gathering place where people gather and interact. Some social spaces such as town squares or parks are public places ; others such as pubs , websites , or shopping malls are privately owned and regulated.