art of ignoring

is mastered such that, in a crowded subway, one doesn't even feel the pressure, even if one is physically close.

Did you see 'The Shining', based on Stephen King's novel' This is America at it's worst. Three people, a family, in a big hotel and still the space is too small for them and they start killing each other. In Japan, even when it is very crowded, you don't feel the pressure, even if you are physically close. This art of ignoring. In the New York subway, even when it's half full, you would have this horrifying experience of the absolute proximity of the Other. '

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art of ignoring