[Dunedin] Airport introduces time limit on hugs (edition.cnn.com)

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Dunedin Airport CEO Daniel De Bono weighed in on the topic in an interview with New Zealand’s RNZ radio. Describing airports as “hotbeds of emotion,” he pointed to a study suggesting a 20-second hug is enough to get a burst of the “love hormone” oxytocin and argued that moving customers along quickly allows more people to get more hugs.

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[-] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

I can just see this.

Family hugging. Tears. Smiles. Well wishes.

Security: Move along people!

Large, kind kiwi bloke, with the sweetest voice: Bro! We're saying goodbye to our mother! Comon bro! Chill.

Ignore security. Keep hugging.

As they should.