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<blockquote data-quote="kendra" data-source="post: 2506649" data-attributes="member: 219385">Hey, guys.&nbsp; Just a quick little question, because I&#039;m beginning to think I&#039;m the only one who things the way I do! Anyway, I&#039;m wondering if it&#039;s considered acceptable to use a hug as a way to say &quot;hello&quot; for the first time, to a person you&#039;ve never before met.&nbsp; For example, the other day, I went to the cinema with two of my friends and one of their friends I had never met.&nbsp; My friends and I drove together, in my car, and we met Alex there.&nbsp; He knew my friends (both female) and exchanged &quot;hello&quot;s with each of them, and, when we were introduced, he moved in for a hug.&nbsp; Not just any hug, not just a quick pat-on-the-back hug, but one with his arms wrapped around my waist, and for quite a while in terms of hugs - maybe 10-12 seconds.&nbsp; Needless to say, I felt a little uncomfortable.&nbsp; I&#039;m by no means anti-hugs, but I just don&#039;t feel that it&#039;s appropriate to touch someone (other than maybe a handshake in more formal cases) a minute and a half after you&#039;ve first met.&nbsp; So, what do you think?Thanks a bunch, and enjoy your night!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kendra, post: 2506649, member: 219385"] Hey, guys. Just a quick little question, because I'm beginning to think I'm the only one who things the way I do! Anyway, I'm wondering if it's considered acceptable to use a hug as a way to say "hello" for the first time, to a person you've never before met. For example, the other day, I went to the cinema with two of my friends and one of their friends I had never met. My friends and I drove together, in my car, and we met Alex there. He knew my friends (both female) and exchanged "hello"s with each of them, and, when we were introduced, he moved in for a hug. Not just any hug, not just a quick pat-on-the-back hug, but one with his arms wrapped around my waist, and for quite a while in terms of hugs - maybe 10-12 seconds. Needless to say, I felt a little uncomfortable. I'm by no means anti-hugs, but I just don't feel that it's appropriate to touch someone (other than maybe a handshake in more formal cases) a minute and a half after you've first met. So, what do you think? Thanks a bunch, and enjoy your night! [/QUOTE]

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