Don't ...touch...me. Options

[HakunaMatata]

Do you think that your society has become too impersonal and too afraid of human contact?

Por ejemplo, in some countries, it's perfectly fine for best girl friends to kiss each other on the cheek when greeting each other, but dare you do that in America, there's fear of accusations of being a lesbian (not that that's a bad thing, but some people do see it that way). And stemming from the Free Hugs campaign (which, from the first time I saw it I was totally enamored with)ugging strangers has become revolutionary because hugging was become kind of weird. Strangers don't want to look at each other, much less smile.

[*Libertie*]

You know, I'm actually rather affectionate with my closer female friends, and I will occasionally hug a guy friend, but I am pretty greedy with my personal space when it comes to people I don't know very well. My family is very 'touchy', as well - just tonight my brother (11 months younger than me) gave me a hug for buying him new clothes, and my youngest brother (11 years old) always gives me a hug if he's going to a friend's house for the night.

It's just that with people I'm not close to - acquaintances at school/work, etc. - I get uncomfortable if they get too close. I remember once at a band competition some random girl from another school was dragging me around by the arm and I thought I was gonna die. XD

Also, when I was taking public transport in Tulsa, I always tried to get a seat by myself. It was always very awkward for me if a stranger sat next to me.