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Monday, February 14, 2005
Proper Greeting
This weekend while I was home I had the awesome privilege of attending an engagement party for Clare Smith and Don Rush. It was a beautiful event held at my former next door neighbors, the Watkins. While at the party, I saw many people I haven't seen in over 2 years, and even up to 5 years. Some of these people I was fairly good friends with back in the day. The crowd was mostly composed of high school classmates and Ole Miss graduates. Anyways, I will get to the point of this blog. When I ran into these people that I hadn't seen in a while and used to be decent friends with it was kind of awkward. Not in the sense that we had a past romantic history, but the way we greeted each other. I should add that this is the girls that I saw, guys were easy...Handshake then talk about how Auburn got shafted out of a chance to play for the National Title. See, I am a side hug type person, but the first person I talked to was kind of scared of the side hug. So, I reverted to the handshake with the next girl, which I think is totally inappropriate in the setting that I was in. I feel this girl took the handshake personal, and wanted a side hug. So, the rest of the night, I was trying to decide whether to side hug or handshake the girls, or do nothing at all and start up a conversation. In the end I decided to side hug everyone b/c I felt it was more personable and it was a way to make someone feel comfortable. Thoughts on my decision to side hug everyone? Well just wanted to throw that out there and see if anyone feels the same way at a function such as this one.
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Definitely go for the side hug. Shaking hands with a girl, unless meeting her for the first time, is extremely awkward and painful. I'm going to Hawaii! Yeah!!
Personally, and maybe I am ridiculous, but I think that when you see people from home, that you haven't seen in a while, that it is appropriate for the guy to lean in a kiss the girl on the cheek. This is the way is works in Augusta, my guy friends from high school kiss me on the cheek, my friend's fathers, and my parent's friends kiss me on the cheek, etc. My dad kisses my friend's on the cheek, etc. I think this is especially appropriate for formal gatherings, because it is easy to in a group, only takes a sec, and the logistics are easier, people don't have to stand up all the way, you can lean over someone else and do it, etc. Not that you always want someone to kiss you on the cheek, but I don't see this as being more invasive than a hug, even a side one.
For some reason, Gray, i do not see you kissing females on the cheek...especially if you are talking about 10-15 of them. I do like Charlsie's suggestion though. Handshakes are weird. Go with your gut-
gray, i didnt know that the greetings were such a big issue this weekend. You should have consulted me, your sister, about this issue at the time. Definitley the side hug; it is such a Jackson thing to do. AF
Gray, I dont think the question should be side hug or handshake, but rather full frontal hug or side hug?? Sometimes, after seeing close girl friends for the first time in a while, I go in for the full frontal, which can occasionally catch them off guard. However, if you must do the handshake (for instance with a mom) I go for the two handed grasp . . .
PS - Thoroughly enjoyin the blog. Thank you Jordan Orso . . .
gray, it's Okay. The side hug is always the best. If you act like you're happy to see them then they will be excited about the side hug. It could always be worse, nikki (sp?) naftel is all about the on the lips kiss with margaret's guy friends. hmmmmmm?
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