[SR28448]

For the past few months on campus I’ve often seen Asian girls walking together, dressed alike, with their arms around one another. I haven’t noticed such large numbers of girls of other races doing this, and I’m wondering if maybe it’s common among girls in Asia to show platonic affection this way? Or is it something else? I know there is the possibility that they could be lesbians, but something tells me this is not the case for all of them.

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Name : SR28448, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 21, City : Austin, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : student, 

[E-Henry25416]

My sister taught in China for about one year, and I visited my sister for about two weeks. I too, noticed that trend amongst girls, and I had the same question. However, I found out that since it is so crowded in China, personal space tends to be much smaller than the U.S. and the girls simply link arms as friends, no more. I gaurentee you that there is no affection or that they are lesbians.

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[Jesse-Nadel30791]

I spent last summer is South Korea. One of the interesting things I noticed is young women (age 2-30) holding hands in public. It was so common that it was unusual to see two women together but not holding hands. They tell me it’s just a normal platonic friendship. I suspect that, in part, it derives from school groups pairing kids by holding hands so as not to get lost…but that’s just my guess

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[Gus-H]

It’s cultural, hardly anything sexual. For them that’s how friends walk together. That’s all.

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[John F.]

I was stationed in Taiwan when I was in the Air Force. It is very common to see women holding each others’ hands. Men do this also. It is rude in some Asian cultures to show affection in public such as kissing. Holding hands is just a sign of friendship and is cultural.

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[Phil30407]

My wife is from Vietnam, where it is common and acceptable for women to hold hands or place their arms around one another when walking. It is not sexual at all, just cultural.

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Name : Phil30407, Gender : M, City : Irvine, State : CA, Country : United States, 

[Sulu]

I have friends who are lesbians in Singapore. They tell me that Asian women often hold hands and show affection in public. This does not mean they are lesbians. In the United States, unless you are in a gay/lesbian friendly area, most of the same-sex couples showing affection are usually not gay. Fear still prevents many gays and lesbians from bringing unwanted attention to themselves.

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[Claudia]

I lived in Japan for a while, where many girls walk arm-in-arm with their female friends. There, it is as common as hand-shaking or hugging or any of the other forms of physical contact between friends here in North America. In many cultures, this is the case, often between men as well (for example, in India, many young men hold hands, or link arms when walking around with their friends – again this is a common way of expressing platonic friendship).

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[Meng Thao]

well i am an asian too and i know why.well they are true friends but they are straight.they are good friends that is why they got their arms around each other it is kind of like an asian girls thing ok.

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