Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site deepthot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!deepthot!julian From: julian@deepthot.UUCP (Julian Davies) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Hands Across the Border Message-ID: <152@deepthot.UUCP> Date: Sun, 12-Feb-84 22:27:14 EST Article-I.D.: deepthot.152 Posted: Sun Feb 12 22:27:14 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 07:05:33 EST References: <6855@watmath.UUCP> Organization: UWO CS, London Canada Lines: 10 There has definitely been a lot of inhibition about people touching each other in public in much of the UK, and this has perhaps come over to parts of Canada in particular. I recall my parents in law commenting a few years ago when visiting here from England that they wouldn't have believed how much people touched and hugged if they hadn't seen it here. And yes S. Europe is generally thought to be not too inhibited about touching. These comments are not specifically in relation to singles--culture wide. I have no comments re the US.