Here You Go, Europe

[Dystopia]

1, 2, and 4 I had some idea about but 3 and I hadn't heard of.

I'm surprised circumcision is so high in America. I heard a statistic recently that apparently 74% of American men are? I'm sure that needs confirming but if it's true that blows my mind. I've always associated circumcision more with Jews and maybe Muslims than I have with Christians. It's virtually non-existent here (UK) except for among Jewish and Muslim communities.

Some European cultures aren't very huggy either though. I wouldn't say British people are scared of hugs, but we definitely don't touch non-sexually as much as the Southern European cultures do. British people actually find it weird and questionable the way Southern Europeans (including straight men) kiss eachother when they greet.

Europeans are actually very diverse and I think it shows looking at this list. It's funny seeing the culture clash within my own family being of both Maltese and German ancestry.

In Portugal men handshake each other unless it's a special occasion - Then you can hug - Men handshake women in formal occasions, mostly business and when you're meeting strangers, but the common practice is two kisses on the cheek - But you don't literally put your lips on the other person's cheek unless you're very close, you just lean your cheek on the other person's cheek and do the kiss sound. Women kiss each other on the cheek but sometimes handshake like stated above. Honestly I don't know if Spaniards are more close physically but from my experience it's rude to have too much physical contact without developing affection for the person first. But maybe I'm so used to living in X society that I see everything as normal and I'm not perceiving why and if other cultures are less touchy physically - I do feel weird when I meet Brazilians because they are much touchier than us, and always seem happy.