1. The lower parts of the body must remain at LEAST three inches apart.
2. When hugging, you must slap the other man on the back twice, perhaps three times if they are an extremely close friend. Once this has been accomplished, the hug is IMMEDIATELY considered to be over, and you must separate at once
That cracks me up...we have hugging camps and hugging protocol here now.
I'm big on hugging my little sibs, especially tickle-hugs . The people in my dorm tend to be huggy so I tolerate it from them, but I've discovered that contrary to my usual behavior I enjoy physical contact with my closest friends ie roommate and my 3 best friends from home. (they are prone to be jumped on and then hung onto should they mention plato or other stalkers after dark.)