Cool as Shvitz

Izzy Grinspan expands on a NY Times piece on personal space and intrusion, an article I found interesting as well, and it made a lot of sense intuitively. Particularly, I was struck by the reaction of those who felt a stranger had not sat at an appropriately distant seat at a library table when available.

“If you break those rules, it’s fascinating,â€? he said. “People will pile up books as if to make a wall — glare.â€?

I do that to people at work as well, but it’s less excusable. I mean, it is his cubicle.

But in her otherwise thoughtful post, Grinspan noted,

“What’s so cool about this is that the article never mentions gender.�

Um…exactly how old is Grinspan? Hmm…25. Well, is she targeting 20‘s and 30’s, or was this piece first written for JVibe?

What would be “cool� would be using more specific language appropriate for a big girl’s blog gig. Because when I read descriptive language such as this, I feel either someone is trying too hard, or not trying at all. I will give the benefit of the doubt, and assume it is the latter.