According to my research on studies conducted by various sociologists, I can say that based on the information provided within the question this scenario illustrates sociocultural differences. This term refers to differences in different cultures in regards to various societal preferences, which in this case is in regards to what different cultures think about eye contact.
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Proxemics is the study of how human beings use distance and personal space when interacting with other individuals.
According to Proxemics, human beings interact and use personal space with other people at four different distances:
Intimate distance, Personal distance, Social distance and Public distance.
Intimate distance is the most personal of all distances. People that interact and intimate distances are usually close relatives, lovers, close friends and in general, people that feel extremely confortable in sharing their personal space.
Intimate distance usually ranges from touching, to 40 cm appart from each other.
In this particular case, Andrew meets his girlfriend in an airport terminal coffee shop after being apart for the past 3 months. They will most likely communicate within: C. Intimate distance.
Ways in which Buddhism and Hinduism are similar: 1) Both believe in reincarnation. 2) Both believe there are many different paths to enlightenment. 3) Both believe that our suffering is caused by excessive attachment to things and people in the physical world.