I don’t like the kissing on cheeks ritual. I rather just give a hug, only female friends/relatives though :-p
Other than that I’m not touchy at all. Mum and dad get a hug/kiss on eid and birthday’s or when I’m leaving the city/country.
My sister always gets hugs and kisses when we meet up/depart. That’s cuz she’s ‘far’ away 
You always get the weird “am-supposed-to-hug/kiss/shake hands?” dilemma when u meet someone for the first time. Most people are very reluctant to make the 1st ‘move’
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*Originally posted by ahmadjee: *
Those who don't share a hug are kafirs.
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OK - the mullah has spoken the FATWA - now lets trash the place.. geschtapo style
I have this habit of extending my hand to everybody - man, woman or the third rock. I once went to a Gujrati Hindu friend of mine whose grandarents were visiting from India. They were supposed to be some pundits. So, I go inside and start shaking hands til I get to the Daadi Jaan and lo and behold I extend a hand to her too. She very very refusingly shook hands. I knew I had done something stupid.
Later my friend teasingly told me that I could be the only male guy out of family she ever came into contact with... I was really embarrassed.
I was only 17 then. Now I am very selective in my hand shakes. I pick n choose.
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Me too. Plus, hugs can be fake.
I'm super-affectionate with my family members. Always hugging and cuddling with my mama. In fact, I get sulky if she doesn't hug me back or tells me to go away.
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thats so me!! with mum and sis im really affectionate.. i usually grab mum and wont let go unless she gives me a kiss and a hug..
but besides that, i cant stand being hugged and kissed.. those fake kisses in the air are terribly annoying.. whats the purpose of those? i have only one friend who does that.. so i let that be.. but uugh i cant stand being hugged, high fived every 2 minutes over some lame joke... i espcially hate being slapped on the butt... hello??
Ok. I have made a note of that. I will try not to do any such gustakhi… only if you promise not to dress up like Kelly Bundy
^ i'll try my best :)
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Aunties are a different story DD. Who wants to hug aunties, it's so fake.
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the aunties here either hug u and try to feel every bit of flab u have... or u have those who think u smell and prefer standing a mile away
my problem is with the salam however, some people are genuine with their 2/3 kisses salam.. i dont mind that.. but the exagerated one with the "muaaaahz muaaaaahz" on each side of the cheek is hideous...
then theres the finger tip touching salam.. its like ur playing a game..
guys in pakistan are quite huggy.When in pak, back in the college days, we,d hug and shake hands a lot. specially when ur back to the college after a long weekend away, the first day was spent giving hugs and shaking hands.... Then later on when i came to australia, the habit has slowly died down. now its basically shaking hands... unless its a close friend and i havent seen him for a while.
I am not a very touchy feely person with either guys or girls. I am >>not sure what is the best way to communicate it to the other person >>without sounding too rude.
Isn't this the same bunda who was a lil while back went
around complaining against people avoiding hugging same sex pals
to not look gay, outside the locker-room/washroom etc?
I can be a touchy perso n but also a hard person too.
It depends how pple act with me.
But i become more touchy since my dad died last year
by a car accident.
You know I think it's stupid not to hug those you care about. It's such a simple innocent warm gesture letting someone know how much you care about and appreciate someone.
Life's too short and its ridiculous some of the so called 'scandals' you religous freaks are always going on about.
For years my parents were so brainwashed by that crap they wouldn't hug us..yet if you look at our pics they did when we were children!?