Comments on: Cultures of friendship http://mindhacks.com/2010/09/24/cultures-of-friendships/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dedicated to all my friends « Dr Ko Ko Gyi’s Blog http://mindhacks.com/2010/09/24/cultures-of-friendships/#comment-11288 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:19:34 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=14408#comment-11288 [...] Cultures of friendship (mindhacks.com) [...]

]]> By: ronmurp http://mindhacks.com/2010/09/24/cultures-of-friendships/#comment-10805 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:59:46 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=14408#comment-10805 There are unexpected physical expressions of friendship too. In some Islamic cultures men hold hands and link each other in a way that would be an unambiguous expression of homosexual relationships. Given the inherent homophobia in many Islamic cultures, influenced by religious belief, this seems a surprising outcome to many of us in the West.

It reminds me of of my university days in the seventies, when I was exposed to other cultures for the first time. Sat next to a friend from Algeria, he would often put his hand on one’s knee and squeeze – which initially freaked a few of us insular local students.

]]> By: Quick Links | A Blog Around The Clock http://mindhacks.com/2010/09/24/cultures-of-friendships/#comment-10795 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:20:42 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=14408#comment-10795 [...] Daniel Hruschka and the Book of Friendship and Cultures of friendship [...]

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