I couldn't help to think how a lot of people don't do this to each other. Either may it be a hug-and-kiss or a handshake-and-hug as public demonstration of affection between two good acquaintances or friends isn't something you see often. I would think that we take for granted when we see this between two people it's because there some type of "intimacy" going on or they are lovers of some sort. Demonstrations of affection do come from a certain amount of intimacy between people but we can use the word "intimacy" for relationships like family members.
What about friends? What about acquaintances?
It makes me think but I don't want to think too much about it. I have to admit that I hug-and-kiss maybe for selfish reasons. I have to thank my mother for raising in a way to think: "We all need a hug daily." From that, I love to hug-and-kiss people because I can feel them... their heat and somewhat their energy. It gets my right side of the brain going :)
On a sadder note, I hug-and-kiss because I never know if I'll see them again. I personally know life is unexpected and unreliable. As such, when I parts way with someone I never know if I'll see them again. I'm not being pessimistic but being realistic. By being this way, I appreciate the company that I have at their present times by 100 folds more and I love them that much more.
