(July 12, 2015 at 5:45 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: ...
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.
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America has been more influenced by England than by other European countries. You can tell this from the language I am presently using. The hugs fit that, too.
When I was in Europe, I did not go out of my way to hug people. And I do not recall receiving any 'inappropriate' hugs from others. If other people hug each other, I am not too concerned about it. Their relationship with each other is theirs, not mine.
I was very pleased with the way I was generally treated. My only complaint is that no charming, intelligent, kind, rich, pretty, young woman tried to marry me and let me stay!
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
