{"id":28342,"date":"2025-05-22T18:33:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T18:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28342"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:23:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:23:50","slug":"the-etiquette-of-touching-a-stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28342","title":{"rendered":"The Etiquette of Touching a Stranger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A tense exchange between the actor Denzel Washington and a photographer at Cannes is raising questions about laying hands on someone you don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

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In a tense exchange on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival this week, a photographer grabbed the actor Denzel Washington\u2019s arm, apparently seeking another photo.<\/p>\n

Mr. Washington, perturbed, yanked his arm back, and then repeatedly warned the photographer to stop \u2014 a brief squabble between seeming strangers that made headlines<\/a>, and raised the question: Is it ever OK to touch someone you don\u2019t know?<\/p>\n

The New York Times reached out to a handful of etiquette experts and therapists who specialize in boundary setting to ask about the rules around making physical contact with a stranger.<\/p>\n