Amber Rudd Quotes

We now live in a society where karate is OK, but hugs are not.

I'm not just going to hug every person that asks to hug me.

The thing is, I'm used to handshakes. Every time someone comes for a hug, I'm very confused. I'm told that I give out the worst hugs, too.

We live in a kissy society.

Hugging is not my shtick.

Yes, people do come across the street to say hi, but as they approach and get near, my perception of space begins to dissolve, and a new interest takes over that is primarily emotional, and with it comes a desire to touch, which may be a human interest, but not the interest of my work.

I've noticed people in India have developed a habit of hugging around people. I don't understand it now. I wanted to be hugged when I was young. Now, if someone wants to hug me, I feel only claustrophobic.

People in the U.S. are more reserved, whereas in Naples they'll hit each other and then kiss each other a second after.

It's not necessarily the best situation for me to try to hug someone unless I really know them. And I don't really know anybody, so.

In India, you can just show up at a friend's house, and they will feed you; you can borrow someone's clothes and touch each other. In London, they would say, 'Oh, let's meet for coffee at 4:15, and we will talk about, I don't know, this play that we saw.'

Can you even imagine not hugging?

One of the first things I said when I signed on for the show was No hugs! Full House was all based on hugs.

I have no problem with someone wanting to take a photograph with me. It is a no for selfies with touching of bodies.

What I said was that Joe's family was different than my family, that he came from a very affectionate family. My family was very loving, but we didn't show that kind of affection. So for me, that took me a little while to get used to that.

I haven't noticed too much of a difference between Italian guys and American guys, but we're sports-entertainers so maybe they know to stand back a little!

In London, people don't make eye contact; it's almost too provocative.

I always overtip. When I go to England, people think I'm stupid.

I've had girls that kissed me on the cheek. People get so pumped, and so excited, they don't see you as a person. Which is fair. Sometimes, I don't see people as people. But at the end of the day, you can't put your hands on me unless I hug you first.

I have no problem if someone wants to hug me - if I know him!

The British tend to be uptight; they shy away from being tactile.

German Jews don't show their emotions in public.

Honestly, I'd rather hug than shake hands. I don't know where those hands have been!

I come from a family where people are physically affectionate. Hugging and kissing comes naturally to me.

I can be walking down the street, and someone will stop me and ask me for one of my hugs. They feel like I'm their friend, which I love - though sometimes my kids get a little weirded out by it.

Privacy is not really a concept in Japan.