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Originally Posted by mogui
Is the spaceless writing a metaphor for social interaction? Does the diminished or nonexistent boundary between characters reflect that between people?
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That's a great metaphor. I have no idea how well it would hold up as a theory, but I like the image a lot.
On reflection, though, it seems that this sense of low personal space is fairly common in Mediterranean countries as well, and they do put spaces between words. (That still doesn't impair the fineness of the metaphor.)