Is touching co-workers OK?

Larry, any sociologist or psychologist will tell you that light non-sexual touching among people *you know well *is a normal part of human communication.

They will also happily define Haphephobia.

Like it said- it’s OK to have a mild phobia. It’s Ok to ask for reasonable accommodation.

BUT- it’s not Ok to demand the whole world obey your special rules. Really, Haphephobia is not something that everyone has. Altho, true, it is getting more and more common. A lot of people are not properly socialized, they don’t know how to act in a normal social setting.

So, I am not sure what you mean by 'weird".