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There's something I've been wanting to make a video
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about for a while, and that's hugging.
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It's mostly because I think it must be weird for non-Americans;
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sometimes it's even weird for me.
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If you've spent much time in the US,
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you might have noticed that Americans hug each other a lot.
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We do it in saying hello to someone and in saying goodbye.
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You don't do this with someone you've never met when meeting,
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in that case you probably do a handshake.
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Hey Hilah, this is my boyfriend David.
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- Hi David. - Hey. - I'm Hilah.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet...
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Also, you don't hug in business settings.
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Hello, Ms. Smith. I'm Tom Kelley.
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Thanks so much for coming in.
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It's my pleasure. Thanks so much for meeting with me.
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In business settings, you shake hands when meeting
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or leaving someone, unless it's more causal,
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like someone you see every day at your office.
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Then you can just say "hello" or "goodbye".
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Morning Tom.
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Hey, morning, Rach.
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But when it's a friend,
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you hug when you meet up or part ways with them.
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- Hey! - How are you feeling?
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- Long time no see. - Nice to see ya.
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- Hi. - Hey. - How are you?
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- Good. How are you?
- Good. Thanks for having us.
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- Hey Rick! - Hi. Good to see ya.
- You too.
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- Bye HaQuyen. - Bye Rachel.
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It was great to see you.
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It's always good to see you.
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This can happen even when you've just met someone.
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Let's say you're at a small party, and
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you meet someone for the first time.
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Rachel, this is my friend Jacob.
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Hi Jacob.
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Hi, nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you. Thanks for having me.
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At the end of the night, when you say goodbye,
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you might hug that person.
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Bye Jacob.
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- Nice to meet you.
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- Nice to meet you!
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Men and women alike hug as a greeting and as a goodbye.
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Though sometimes men do something more of a slap than a hug.
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- Alright, man. Talk to you soon.
- See ya. Bye.
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It can get awkward though.
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Some people are less comfortable with hugging,
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and might offer you a hand right as you offer a hug.
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In these cases, you just have to figure out what to do.
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If you're not sure what to do, you can try
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to wait for the other person to initiate.
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- Hey. - Oh...hi.
-Hi.
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So, in America, we hug when greeting someone,
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and when saying goodbye.