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Hello from Switzerland! ~~ The adventures of a California girl who got married to a great guy, G, and traded in her old life for the chance to live in a foreign land and live the expat life for a couple years. We live in Geneva, Switzerland with our globe-trotting cat, Scout.

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"The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land." ~ G.K. Chesterton

samedi, novembre 18, 2006

Does someone need a hug?

The Swiss have a reputation of being a bit stand offish and distant when it comes to any sort of public affection, especially when it comes to hugging. The Swiss aren’t uptight, it just isn’t in their culture. (Although, I think the three-kiss thing is a more personal greeting than most hugs). But I digress…

Today the infamous GoL people decided to liven things up a little, make Geneva a little more friendly, and spread some love. Today was the day of the official “Free Hugs Campaign”! I swung by to support the cause (I didn’t officially sign up because I was volunteering at a “Feed the Hungry” event at a nearby soup kitchen). But I was there none-the-less, dishing out hugs. Most people were very receptive, although we did get a lot of strange looks. The event was a hit and we were the talk around town! Like I said before, “Who says Geneva is boring?!?” ;)

Here is the video that inspired it all:


2 Comments:

Blogger Kid said...

ok...i've reconsidered. Toastmasters vs Hugs (to stinking strangers) Go with Toastmasters.

Got any pics of stranger reaction to free hugs?

6:25 AM  
Blogger Swiss Miss said...

Here are a few pics taken by a fellow GoLer (only one of me) - but there are some good ones to give you an idea of the vibe of the day. It was also run on Swiss/Italian TV.

Link:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shaqqani/album?.dir=/14acscd

11:15 AM  

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