This new generation of young people...

I am apparently old; I have never been a hugger*. This New York Times article talks about how hugging has become the most common greeting among teenagers, about peer pressure to hug, and how some schools have banned hugging.

* I often have this awkward moment where I feel obligated to hug someone I have not seen in a while but then I realize I don't have to, causing us to both stare over each other's left shoulder for a while...