{"id":155805,"date":"2020-01-08T10:50:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T02:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=155805"},"modified":"2020-01-09T11:28:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T03:28:31","slug":"why-im-bringing-hugging-back-heart-to-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/why-im-bringing-hugging-back-heart-to-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart to heart: Why I\u2019m bringing hugging back and going all in on my greetings #itsthehuglifebaby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I was standing in the middle of Queen\u2019s Road Central a while ago, crying, I got to thinking&#8230; I\u2019m kidding; I\u2019m no Carrie Bradshaw (can\u2019t afford the shoes), but I did stop dead in my tracks after I heard the news about Anthony Bourdain and think that it was finally time to write this story, so here&#8217;s why I&#8217;m bringing hugging back.<\/p>\n<p>In Hong Kong, and in many places across the globe, the standard greeting now, even between besties who share Netflix passwords, is a double-kiss on the cheek, and while I cherish the romantic notion, and it\u2019s cultural significance in the likes of France, Spain and greater Europe, I truly believe that sometimes you need to forego the niceties and go right on in for a full on hug. <\/p>\n<h3>Why I\u2019m bringing hugging back<\/h3>\n<p>A hug is so personal and warm, and scientific benefits aside, they just feel nice, and I\u2019m all about getting my cheap thrills wherever I can. Hugs are natural. When someone hugs you, it\u2019s hard not to hug them back, even when they mistakenly set the alarm clock for 6:45am and you\u2019d set yours for 7:15am and you\u2019re wide awake and feeling mildly-resentful towards them, it\u2019s really hard not to hug them back. Hugs are human connection at its purest, and I&#8217;ll be damned if I&#8217;ll not get all I&#8217;m due while I&#8217;m here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155861\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155861 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/why-Im-bringing-hugs-back-hugging-in-Japan.jpg\" alt=\"why i'm bringing hugging back free hugs\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/why-Im-bringing-hugs-back-hugging-in-Japan.jpg 604w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/why-Im-bringing-hugs-back-hugging-in-Japan.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 604px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 604\/453;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ve always been a hugger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I started transitioning from the standard double-kiss on a whim. I hadn\u2019t seen a journalistic contemporary for a while, so when we locked eyes across a crowded room at an event, we both went in for the first kiss, and then I just kept going straight in, moving deftly like a young Baryshnakov from a cheek graze to a bear hug within seconds. He had no idea what was going on. I got Frog Prince lip gloss on his shirt. I guess it\u2019s good he\u2019s single, or it would have laid the groundwork for a terribly\u00a0clich\u00e9 story.<\/p>\n<p>While explaining the reasoning behind my new-found kiss&#8217;n&#8217;hug combo, he suggested perhaps letting people know in advance, purely in the interest of public safety. A group email on why I want to embrace the kiss-embrace seemed a little bizarre, and I did think about starting a Free Hugs group on Facebook for my friends, but neither of them seemed quite right. So I thought I\u2019d write it here, where anyone could see.<\/p>\n<p>Because when I was standing on that street the other night after reading that we\u2019d lost one of the true, true greats, the first thing I thought was: I wonder who&#8217;ll miss his hugs? The second was: who\u2019s going to give me mine.<\/p>\n<p><em>WARNING: We recommend practicing the kiss&#8217;n&#8217;hug on close friends first to avoid awkwardness.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I was standing in the middle of Queen\u2019s Road Central a while ago, crying, I got to thinking&#8230; I\u2019m kidding; I\u2019m no Carrie Bradshaw (can\u2019t afford the shoes), but I did stop dead in my tracks after I heard the news about Anthony Bourdain and think that it was finally time to write this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103644,"featured_media":155806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[987,18056],"tags":[23910],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.7 (Yoast SEO v23.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why I&#039;m bringing hugging back: Need some heart to heart? | Honeycombers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you&#039;re wondering why I&#039;m bringing hugging back, it&#039;s quite simple. 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