In fact this is one of the most discussed topics of all time!
Foreigners in the oriental world often than not get confused regarding this rather weird way of expressing friendship” @_@ –
Holding hands and linking arms between people of the same gender.WTF O_o!
“Are they in love? Are they gay? It’s just weird! I don’t get it,” :S
These are some of the predictable common comments from Expats upon seeing men walking hand in hand or women doing the same. It’s an act that raises eyebrows and it is often understood to be more than friendship, but I’m here to clarify it for those of you who don’t know!
I hold my Arab friends hands and we are not bum bandits!