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How to Get Out of a Guy's Way
Researchers have conducted experiments to see how threats to reputation can quickly escalate. Men from the southern united states, where there is a strong honor culture, were insulted by an actor who then disappeared behind a locked door. The volunteers in the experiment were then made to walk down a narrow corridor that was lined with chairs. And it's essentially a game of chicken. Now what do you do if you're from an honor culture and you feel your honour's been threatened? You're going to go toe to toe with this guy. They're going to get out of his way. But they they get right up next him,. ecause they're demonstrating that they're tough, they're not afraid, they...