Hugged at the grocery store... again

@Rohvannyn (3098)
United States
January 30, 2016 11:52am CST
Time was, I hated hugs, and I'd shy away from all of them. At this point, after a lot of work, I'm fine with them. I've said I live in a friendly town but this is proof. Yesterday I was out shopping and waiting at the deli counter. A store employee came up, and said a bit tiredly, "Oh, you were first." I told her how I knew it was tough to buy food and have time to eat it if she was on lunch, so she could go first. We talked a bit, and she thanked me... then hugged me! I gave her a big grin. When I checked out with my groceries, she was my bagger, and she said to take care, and hugged me again. It's funny how we can make friends in the oddest places. Sometimes I think this place is the huggin'est, door holdin'est place in the world.
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Yuki
@yukimori (10192)
• United States
30 Jan 16
Huh... I've never thought that about Arizona, honestly. The people I met when I was living in Kansas for several months were all a lot friendlier than I was used to from living out here. Guess I just might be in the wrong part of the state...
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Yuki
@yukimori (10192)
• United States
30 Jan 16
@Rohvannyn Phoenix never was, in my experience. It's been years since I lived in the area, though I can't imagine it's changed much. People always seemed to be standoffish to me.
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Rohvannyn Shaw
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
30 Jan 16
Tucson's kind of a special place. I don't know if Phoenix, for example, would be like this. But people are pretty friendly - at least certain cultural groups. The Snowbirds aren't like that.
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
30 Jan 16
It seems we mostly met friendly people traveling through the Western states. We were in campgrounds and tourist areas though. People weren't hugging us though.
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Tiff Gray
@T_gray (7772)
• Salina, Kansas
30 Jan 16
I come from a family that hugs. People that I know well will always get lots of hugs from me.
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
30 Jan 16
My youngest brother is like that and I don't know how he came to be that way when the rest of the family is not like that.
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Tiff Gray
@T_gray (7772)
• Salina, Kansas
31 Jan 16
@paigea that is rather interesting
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
30 Jan 16
I am not much of a hugger. I hate hugs from strangers especially, then friends/family, it's alright but don't hug me too often.
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Janet Anderson
@Auntylou (4262)
• Oxford, England
30 Jan 16
Glad you can bear hugs now!
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
30 Jan 16
That does sound like a huggy place. I am not one to hug to excess but over time I have relaxed too.
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Rohvannyn Shaw
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
30 Jan 16
At the same time, I've noticed that people don't offer where it's not welcome - so it's a nice balance.
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
30 Jan 16
@Rohvannyn That is considerate to notice when someone isn't up for a hug.
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DJ
@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
30 Jan 16
I used to feel awkward and often shy away from hugs.... Now I find them tolerable but still don't initiate one ever.... Still not a fan of it..
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