I like showing monuments and nice places in Montpellier but I would also like my blog to convey the "mood" of my city.A few weeks ago, as I was leaving a meeting I had attended, I found myself in the midst of the Gay Pride.
A guy was offering free hugs. I got some and I found that funny. The guy and his friends were very nice people.
"Hug" is a difficult word to turn into French. The French word for it is supposed to be "étreinte" but étreinte suggests more than a hug. Therefore we have kept the English word. Logical!
I like hugs better than (sometimes wet) kisses (as we do here when we meet our relatives and friends). But I remember the first time somebody hugged me in the USA, I wondered what was happening to me. That custom was completely new to me!
