Growing up in the Midwest I was raised around “huggers.” Family hugged, friends hugged… hello hugs, goodbye hugs… hugging was just a part of the culture.
In my travels I have found that Americans, especially Midwesterners, hug more than any other group of people.
Walking down the street in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I was surprised this sign for a “Hug Academy.” Was this a place to give non-Westerners an education in the art of hugging? Was it a place that hug-starved Americans could get hugs?
On further research I discovered it was actually a dance school, but the sign definitely gave me pause. I guess that’s what signs are meant to do.
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Is dancing “hugging” in Thailand?
By: Skip on August 31, 2012
at 6:32 pm
Nothing like a great HUG…..Many to you, Sally.
By: Leila Niemann on September 1, 2012
at 11:12 am
It is a dance school, and also teach many more things. So the H U G stand for; H= heart, happy, healthy, U=universe, unique, unity, G= good, great, give. ^^
By: Honey on November 15, 2013
at 7:27 pm