I suspect Yankees and dour Scandanvians.
I'm a Yankee!
Hugging at work for me was always sort of a given -- authors meet you and want to hug, most of the time. But for the most part, I'm perfectly happy to keep it to a nod of the head in a professional space.
I guess to be accurate I asked wifely permission. I suppose there could have been husbands who minded if I copped a feel but I was biased like that.
Has anyone else seen the odd CBS Cares TV spot where the dude advocates doing "something special for your woman this holiday season" and then says, "Schedule her pap smear."
I mean, really?
The even more appalling Hanukkah Pap Schmear [link] is real too.
I have no issues with hugging at work.
YOU MADE THAT UP!
I DID NOT!
It was during the repeat of the Mentalist that was on Sunday night.