Let the title not confuse you…expect no mush from this
article. In fact today we are going to voice our aversion for hugs and kisses.
Nowadays some people find it very normal to greet you with a
hug and the oh-so-fancy air kiss. Well…some of us find it very annoying.
This is not an issue of cultural or societal changes. This
is an issue of lack of judgement.
Admitted that some people find it very normal and they only
try to express their friendly wishes. But the person on the recipient end might
not appreciate it. We should take a little while to ponder whether a hug is
welcome or not.
For instance, some of us think hugs are only
acceptable from people from whom we expect carnal or filial love. We would much
rather have other people greeting us on a verbal level.
So that is all for today…we are just people who do not like
their personal space to be intruded into. We are not alleging any thing, we are
not doubting your well meant intentions…we just expect you to not assume that
every body thinks alike. If a person never initiates a hug it is better to not
greet them with one.
hm true... also has been my observation that we Indians are very reserved w.r.t. hugs/ any sort of greeting like good morning, have a nice day, how's it going ... it does cheer me up a bit when people hug me makes me feel that I don't need to be uptight with the person. Also saw here when people tell a sad story lots of Indians nod their heads without the customary Oh my God!, Im sorry ..makes thme come across as rude. but just an observation regarding their conducting themselves with others, not sayign whther it is good or bad
ReplyDeleteCultural diversities would continue to be there. In an interaction we should at least try to behave in accordance with the other person's comfort level.
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