# Go right, go left **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 24, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-right-go-left/792045 "2017-07-24T17:27:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-right-go-left/792045/1 "2017-07-24T17:27:01Z")
When most people kiss they tilt their head to the right. OK, I get that … 90% of people are right-handed so tilting right feels natural. But I’ve noticed when people hug, they almost always lean to the left (putting their head over the other person’s right shoulder.) Why not lean right when hugging? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-right-go-left/792045/2 "2017-07-24T17:36:41Z")
> [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](#): > > But I’ve noticed when people hug, they almost always lean to the left (putting their head over the other person’s right shoulder.) They do? I’ve never been much of a hugger but I go right when I have to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-right-go-left/792045/3 "2017-07-24T19:02:36Z")
Went right, got left behind! Think about it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![sevenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-right-go-left/792045/4 "2017-07-24T19:45:08Z")
People tell me that, regardless of whether someone else is zooming in for a kiss or zooming in for a hug, my head tends to snap back so as to keep as much distance between me and that other person as possible. Oh, Lord, someone is going to try and touch me!!!