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Shabhez felt like he was being picked on - hence he refused to stop touching Glynis Barber. Although he did stop. To stop touching him would have seemed like he was ashamed of being tactile. Lots of people are tactile. I can't stand it myself, but I'm repressed. He was backed into a corner over this touching stuff. If he agreed to stop he was saying it was a sexual thing and if he refused to stop then he looks a perve. He coudln't win. And I think he knew by now that he had no hope of being accepted by the group. So why bother not to upset them? They clearly deserved it.

Everyone else is touching each other. They simply didn't like HIM doing it.

Because he just doesn't fit into their image. Too weird for them. Too different.

Richard is about as outre as a length of plastic telephone conduit...yet he thinks he's a freak out? He met his match, and realised he was ordinary after all. Couldn't take it.

Peter doesn't challenge him, because he's a ****. He get's the 'Awww' factor.