以下文章能说明什么呢An American went to an Arab country to meet his Ar

以下文章能说明什么呢
An American went to an Arab country to meet his Arab counterpart for a business talk.The talk went on smoothly and both sides felt pleased.
At the break,both stood talking casually.However,the Arab manager considered that they knew each other quite well and that therefore,they should stand closer to show their closeness in their bilateral relationship.So he moved closer to the American manager.The American manager was surprised by the move.Then he thought maybe that action was unintentional on the Arab manager’s part.He showed no sign in understanding the Arab’s move,and just stepped back a bit to keep the distance.
On the Arab manager’s part,he also felt surprised at the quiet stepping back by his American counterpart.He took it as a sign of ignorance of his good intention from that American manager.Therefore,he decided to move a step forward to show his sincerity.Unfortunately,his further move made the American feel uncomfortable (and he even felt a little bit unhappy).However,as that was his first trip there,he did not want to spoil the nice talk by a trivial matter and make both sides embarrassed.So he quietly stepped back.This action was repeated several times until finally the American manager’s back touched the wall—no room for him to step back any further.Both felt frustrated by the situation,yet neither of them could make out why the other side should take the adverse way for the distance between them.

The customs are varid in different countries
各国的风俗习惯不同