(Crossposted from The Free Speech Zone)
This story is very personal for me seeing how every person I am friends with or meet for the first time gets a variation of a hug.
The response is usually “why is this person hugging me?” but the awkward moment subsides when they realize that anyone who hugs strangers is crazy enough to kill you. They smile, laugh, and eventually give up on feeling weird and associate my presence with a hug. Eventually, they think i’m awesome.
And now, all the kids realize that hugging is cool. So of course, “the man” bans it….