IT'S HARD TO HUG WITH SOMEONE
Everytime,when i meet my foreign friends, we always have a hug or kiss your face.First time,i don't know how to react as someone touch me.My friend often tease me when they hug me,they think they hug me like hard tree.Gradually,I am used to hug people.and i feel better when someone hug me.My friend told me you hug someone that is mean persons are close and show their heart.So now i enjoy hugging friend that also mean you are important in my mind.However,when i came back my country,i met my friends or family.I am so joyful.i wanna give them big hug but i didn't do that.Suddenly,i am embarrassed in hugging persons.In my country, when you met friend,we always only wave hand and say ''hi,how are you'' or we nod head or shake hands when you meet some people who is not close.I remind one of my foreign friend she asked me '' in my country,people reaction is cold,isn't?'' . Yeah, i agree.I think this is culture gap.I tried to hug my family.They consider too close and nauseating.Finally they escape my hug.One of fun things, i never hug my dad since i was not a baby.On the contray,i hug my friend's father before.It is impossiblele to hug my father.He is so serious and hard-close.
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I could understand your mention. When I was at university, we held free hug party, at first everyone felt so shy, but after someone tried to hug others, it became easier. we had a great time. from this time, my friends and I was used to hugging each others for saying Hi. When I came back my town I realized that the closer we are, the farther we'll be. It's harder to impress our love with our relative.
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An interesting and amusing post! Thanks for sharing! My father was very much like yours, but as he got older (and perhaps, as us children got older too!), we all just gradually moved past that awkwardness. My viewpoint, however, is that I'll only share contact with family or long-term friends (college, military, ex's, etc.), otherwise, it somehow "cheapens" the specialness of it. Understand? Perhaps, as you noted, it is a cultural thing, but why would anyone put someone else in an uncomfortable situation like that? Anyway, just my "two cents" worth!
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