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by derefr 5977 days ago
> Some people (especially men) act strange when they are in front of a bunch of strangers for a short period of time, with little chance of meeting them later.

I would turn that around—some animals act strange when they know they'll have to deal with the same strangers later. This strange behavior is called "society"; it is a tenuous and fragile phenomenon.