You would never think that there is a difference in hugs depending on the place that someone came from, but there is. In Ireland, when you know someone and you give them a hug, you walk up, throw your arms around them and squeeze the air out of them. Whereas in Australia it is the opposite. You just lay your arms around them and hug gently.
I freaked out a Australian the other day, I told him that I was going to give him something and he had to choose whether he wanted the Irish version or the Australian. He decided that he would have the Irish and if he didn't like it, he wanted the Ozzie one. Putting my arms around him and squeezing, he did not know what to do! Afterwards he was flabbergasted, that I had hugged him and the cultural differences.
I thought that it was interesting!
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