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WHY WE CHECK OUR PHONE EVEN WHEN THERE’S NO NOTIFICATION: AVOIDING PRESENCE, MANAGING DISCOMFORT

HOW PEOPLE REHEARSE THEIR VOICE BEFORE MAKING A PHONE CALL

THE QUIET PANIC OF NOT KNOWING SOMEONE’S NAME AFTER TOO LONG

WHY WE DON’T TALK WHILE EATING WITH STRANGERS

DRESSING FOR THE LANE, NOT THE MIRROR: FASHION AS NEIGHBORHOOD PERFORMANCE

THE SECOND BEFORE SOMEONE ENTERS THE ROOM: WHAT WE HIDE, WHAT WE KEEP

LEANING ON WALLS BUT NOT ON PEOPLE: THE DANCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL COMFORT AND EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY

STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A GROUP: THE STRUGGLE TO BELONG

WHY WE TOUCH OUR HEAD AFTER BUMPING INTO SOMEONE: A GESTURE OF RESET?

THE RITUAL OF HOSPITALITY AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS ON GENDER ROLES IN NEPALI HOUSEHOLDS

STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A GROUP: THE STRUGGLE TO BELONG

THE RITUAL OF OFFERING TEA: KINDNESS, PERFORMANCE, OR DUTY?

WHAT WE DO WHEN WE'RE WAITING ALONE: THE RITUALS OF FILLING SILENCE WHEN THERE’S NO ONE WATCHING

THE TIME BETWEEN “LET’S MEET” AND ACTUALLY MEETING: NAVIGATING COMMITMENT, FLAKINESS, AND THE SPACES IN-BETWEEN

THE PAUSE BEFORE SITTING: A MOMENT OF UNSURE BELONGING

TIME DISCIPLINE AND DELAY IN NEPALI CULTURE: BETWEEN TRADITION AND MODERNITY

WHY DO WE ALWAYS SIT IN THE SAME SPOT, EVEN WHEN THE ROOM IS EMPTY?

WHO GETS THE SEAT BY THE WINDOW? A STORY OF QUIET HIERARCHIES

WHO GETS THE SEAT BY THE WINDOW? A STORY OF QUIET HIERARCHIES

THE PAUSE BEFORE SITTING: A MOMENT OF UNSURE BELONGING

SPATIAL BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC AREAS: A SOCIO-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF SEATING PATTERNS IN NEPAL