| 1 | The only thing required to remain in a comfort zone is to close yourself off to new ideas and refuse to change. | |
| 2 | Truthfully, both sides were being quite closed-minded and refusing to consider the other's perspective. | |
| 3 | To "lock oneself up" in one's personal space doesn't mean that one is out of touch, or isolated from society (referring to the internet being a communication tool). | |
| 4 | A blind and deaf commune out of touch with society only has extremely limited resource. | |
| 5 | The Chinese have been closed for so long, they're eager to see the outside world. |