APAD: Too close for comfort

"Too close for comfort" is an idiom that means something is unnervingly or uncomfortably near. It implies a sense of unease or potential threat due to the proximity, whether physical or metaphorical. This could be because someone is standing too close, or a situation is too risky,. 

 

The phrase suggests a level of closeness that makes someone feel nervous or worried,. For example, you might say "That bus came a little too close for comfort!". 

 

- from dear Google. 

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Growing up in in a city like Beijing, it’s always crowded everywhere I went. eg. taking buses, even when people were packed inside as tight as sardines in a can, and yet still more wanted to get in. That was one of the reasons why I always preferred walking whenever possible.

 

Having been in Canada for a long time, I’m spoiled now with the ample personal space we have here. So when someone pushed me from behind on the train leaving Copenhagen, it was too close for comfort and I automatically blurted out: “don’t squish me!”.  Then a young gentleman moved over to my side, he laughed and said: “Sorry, but I’m squished too."

 

Wish you all a good and comfortable Tuesday, and hopefully no one will get too close to you 鬼臉

 

ps. "Laughter is the best medicine". A pic of a very funny painting I took in Stockholm National Museum for your laughter 嘻嘻


"The Jurist"

 

 

 

 

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Sorry 4early posting (it’s 9:20am&ourLastDayHere, have2go:-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 00:22:50

I consider it not a bad thing to always have a sense of -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 03:55:22

crisis, keep you alert -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 03:56:53

Agreed. “Life has it woes so learn 2b on Ur toes, be alert.” -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 04:23:43

Just finished climbing cityHallTower,365+steps up/down, it’s -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (585 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 04:32:54

Do they have a cafe at the top and charge you $100 a cup? -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 08:02:32

Hahaha, no, but they have a nice 1 on the ground w/ veryGood -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 08:05:40

Buffet & reasonable price including coffee :-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 08:06:45

Thus,good fences make good neighbors:) -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 07:10:11

VeryTrue & 4 some, still need 2keep Ur head on a swivel;-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 07:49:01

On the mat, an attacker tries to close distance and my job -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 07:59:13

is to create space. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 07:59:33

Guess in BJJ, the space is the key for defense! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 08:10:55

Yes. So that I can kick him, he cannot punch me :-)) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 08:16:55

Good for you!! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2025 postreply 09:10:46

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