Breaking the mold

It never occurred to me that Germans were the hugging sort. But after a few instances where I've had acquaintances-burgeoning-on-friends initiate hugs at times I normally wouldn't have, it wouldn't have expected them to, I'm beginning to think my assumption might be wrong. Of course, you're probably thinking that I, a person who rarely reaches out for physical comfort or affection, of course wouldn't expect others to do what simply wouldn't occur to me. But I honest-to-God thought that Germans were the sort of emotionally distant people that wouldn't reach out for a hug without intimately knowing the person they embrace. 

But I guess it's another example of how people will surprise you. 

Oh yeah.  And assumptions are often wrong.