WEBVTT 00:00:00.570 --> 00:00:02.673 There's something I've been wanting to make a video 00:00:02.708 --> 00:00:05.303 about for a while, and that's hugging. 00:00:05.354 --> 00:00:09.681 It's mostly because I think it must be weird for non-Americans; 00:00:09.716 --> 00:00:12.330 sometimes it's even weird for me. 00:00:12.365 --> 00:00:15.365 If you've spent much time in the US, 00:00:15.400 --> 00:00:20.270 you might have noticed that Americans hug each other a lot. 00:00:20.305 --> 00:00:24.225 We do it in saying hello to someone and in saying goodbye. 00:00:24.260 --> 00:00:28.129 You don't do this with someone you've never met when meeting, 00:00:28.164 --> 00:00:31.629 in that case you probably do a handshake. 00:00:34.453 --> 00:00:36.413 Hey Hilah, this is my boyfriend David. 00:00:36.448 --> 00:00:38.720 - Hi David. - Hey. - I'm Hilah. - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet... 00:00:38.755 --> 00:00:41.762 Also, you don't hug in business settings. 00:00:41.797 --> 00:00:44.622 Hello, Ms. Smith. I'm Tom Kelley. 00:00:44.657 --> 00:00:45.653 Thanks so much for coming in. 00:00:45.688 --> 00:00:47.562 It's my pleasure. Thanks so much for meeting with me. 00:00:47.597 --> 00:00:50.847 In business settings, you shake hands when meeting 00:00:50.882 --> 00:00:54.661 or leaving someone, unless it's more casual, 00:00:54.696 --> 00:00:57.883 like someone you see every day at your office. 00:00:57.918 --> 00:01:01.554 Then you can just say "hello" or "goodbye". 00:01:01.589 --> 00:01:03.752 Morning Tom. 00:01:03.787 --> 00:01:04.760 Hey, morning, Rach. 00:01:04.795 --> 00:01:06.798 But when it's a friend, 00:01:06.833 --> 00:01:09.808 you hug when you meet up or part ways with them. 00:01:13.029 --> 00:01:14.895 - Hey! - How are you feeling? 00:01:14.930 --> 00:01:16.278 - Long time no see. - Nice to see ya. 00:01:16.313 --> 00:01:18.282 - Hi. - Hey. - How are you? 00:01:18.487 --> 00:01:20.000 - Good. How are you? - Good. Thanks for having us. 00:01:20.035 --> 00:01:23.233 - Hey Rick! - Hi. Good to see ya. - You too. 00:01:25.930 --> 00:01:27.849 - Bye HaQuyen. - Bye Rachel. 00:01:27.971 --> 00:01:28.944 It was great to see you. 00:01:28.979 --> 00:01:30.129 It's always good to see you. 00:01:30.164 --> 00:01:33.402 This can happen even when you've just met someone. 00:01:33.437 --> 00:01:36.063 Let's say you're at a small party, and 00:01:36.098 --> 00:01:38.604 you meet someone for the first time. 00:01:38.639 --> 00:01:40.971 Rachel, this is my friend Jacob. 00:01:41.006 --> 00:01:41.795 Hi Jacob. 00:01:41.830 --> 00:01:42.788 Hi, nice to meet you. 00:01:42.823 --> 00:01:44.259 Nice to meet you. Thanks for having me. 00:01:44.294 --> 00:01:46.334 At the end of the night, when you say goodbye, 00:01:46.369 --> 00:01:48.402 you might hug that person. 00:01:48.437 --> 00:01:50.155 Bye Jacob. 00:01:50.190 --> 00:01:51.478 - Nice to meet you. 00:01:51.513 --> 00:01:52.742 - Nice to meet you! 00:01:52.777 --> 00:01:57.821 Men and women alike hug as a greeting and as a goodbye. 00:01:57.856 --> 00:02:02.135 Though sometimes men do something more of a slap than a hug. 00:02:02.170 --> 00:02:06.090 - Alright, man. Talk to you soon. - See ya. Bye. 00:02:07.002 --> 00:02:08.970 It can get awkward though. 00:02:09.005 --> 00:02:11.717 Some people are less comfortable with hugging, 00:02:11.752 --> 00:02:15.387 and might offer you a hand right as you offer a hug. 00:02:15.422 --> 00:02:19.400 In these cases, you just have to figure out what to do. 00:02:19.435 --> 00:02:22.378 If you're not sure what to do, you can try 00:02:22.413 --> 00:02:24.684 to wait for the other person to initiate. 00:02:24.719 --> 00:02:27.447 - Hey. - Oh...hi. -Hi. 00:02:27.482 --> 00:02:31.066 So, in America, we hug when greeting someone, 00:02:31.101 --> 00:02:33.088 and when saying goodbye.