Pilot Study on Touch

The Canadian Touch Research Center

Touch is an interesting topic. In North America it is often the brunt of our jokes. When I travelled to South America, I really noticed how much people touched each other there. I mean, how many people hug and kiss their co-workers every single day? How many people shake hands with the waiter? Hug someone every single time you say hi or goodbye? How many people communicate by touch? It was kind of overwhelming at first, and then when I left, I found it quite alienating to be back in Canada where people just don't touch each other that often and under the same circumstances.

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