these days, when a hug is the expected greeting to even the newest acquaintances, you haul yourself out of the chair, and go gamely forward in hug position. A second later you regret your attempt at politeness, for the hug has put you off balance, and to keep from falling you are forced to kling, in a tight embrace, to the surprised and bewildered hugger, who gets the wrong idea and thinks you are being embarrassingly affectionate........