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linakemp Nov 17th 2008 2:31 pm
Hugs and kisses
 
My OH (he's a Yank) and I were talking last night about putting hugs and kisses on the bottom of texts and emails yesterday. He says that X = a hug and O = a kiss. I think it is the other way round.

What do you all think? Is this a US v's UK cultural difference? Or is he just odd and plain wrong??

sambapink Nov 17th 2008 2:34 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
You weren't watching Graham Norton were you?!! Anyway 'X' is definately a kiss.. surely? My american cousin puts 'xoxoxox' at the end of emails (has me doing it now!) and I always thought the 'o' means hugs.. but what do i know?!!

Rete Nov 17th 2008 2:37 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
You're right and hubby's wrong ... as said another Yank.

linakemp Nov 17th 2008 2:41 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
Originally Posted by sambapink (Post 6981822)
You weren't watching Graham Norton were you?!! Anyway 'X' is definately a kiss.. surely? My american cousin puts 'xoxoxox' at the end of emails (has me doing it now!) and I always thought the 'o' means hugs.. but what do i know?!!
Haha I was watching Graham Norton, thats how we got on the subject!

sambapink Nov 17th 2008 2:58 pm
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Originally Posted by linakemp (Post 6981853)
Haha I was watching Graham Norton, thats how we got on the subject!
Lol.. yeah I wondered.. Frank Skinner was talking about Kisses at the bottom of texts!

Tracym Nov 17th 2008 3:14 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
Originally Posted by Rete (Post 6981840)
You're right and hubby's wrong ... as said another Yank.
Yep - from yet another yank.

cybersecretary Nov 17th 2008 3:31 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
Originally Posted by linakemp (Post 6981814)
My OH (he's a Yank) and I were talking last night about putting hugs and kisses on the bottom of texts and emails yesterday. He says that X = a hug and O = a kiss. I think it is the other way round.

What do you all think? Is this a US v's UK cultural difference? Or is he just odd and plain wrong??
Yeh, its probably because he's a man rather than American!

linakemp Nov 17th 2008 3:50 pm
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He reckons a X is a hug cos you cros your arms and O is a kiss because of the shape you make with your mouth, I can see his logic but am please to see that he is wrong!!

Tracym Nov 17th 2008 3:51 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
Originally Posted by linakemp (Post 6982110)
He reckons a X is a hug cos you cros your arms and O is a kiss because of the shape you make with your mouth, I can see his logic but am please to see that he is wrong!!
Who hugs with their arms crossed?

Arms make a circle around the person.

MsElui Nov 17th 2008 4:55 pm
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people put xxx under their name in a card to mean kiss kiss kiss not hug hug hug!

englishinfl Nov 17th 2008 4:59 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
Originally Posted by linakemp (Post 6981814)
My OH (he's a Yank) and I were talking last night about putting hugs and kisses on the bottom of texts and emails yesterday. He says that X = a hug and O = a kiss. I think it is the other way round.

What do you all think? Is this a US v's UK cultural difference? Or is he just odd and plain wrong??
Don't be silly, he's winding you up. Maybe he's odd too, but you should already know that.

englishinfl Nov 17th 2008 5:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Tracym (Post 6982115)
Who hugs with their arms crossed?

Arms make a circle around the person.
Kisses can make a circle around a person too, all joined up of course and then.... ok, that was too much information, wasn't it? :D

englishinfl Nov 17th 2008 5:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Tracym (Post 6981970)
Yep - from yet another yank.
What I want to know is who's yankin, who's chain in this thread?!?!

linakemp Nov 17th 2008 5:21 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
Originally Posted by englishinfl (Post 6982341)
Don't be silly, he's winding you up. Maybe he's odd too, but you should already know that.
I asked his sister at work today and she agreed with him...maybe its just their family, perhaps they are all weird ;)

englishinfl Nov 17th 2008 5:44 pm
Re: Hugs and kisses
 
Originally Posted by linakemp (Post 6982395)
I asked his sister at work today and she agreed with him...maybe its just their family, perhaps they are all weird ;)
Well he's american, right? "Weird" runs in the blood, you should know that. ;)


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