For Teenagers, Hello means 'How About a Hug?'

yourpalmal:

capeterson:

“A measure of how rapidly the ritual is spreading is that some students complain of peer pressure to hug to fit in…Experts say that over the last generation, boys have become more comfortable expressing emotion, as embodied by the MTV show “Bromance,” which is now a widely used term for affection between straight male friends.”

I love that grown-ups are so baffled by this.

(and for the record, there’s never been anything “boring” about the high-five.)