bear; monkey

many ppl misunderstood bear hugs &monkey hugs.for whatever reasons, i didn't go &find out.

so what is a bear hug ?
doesn't it sounds cuddly, warm &nice to have a big bear hug.
i believe you'll think of it is both parties facing each other hugging.
nononopes.
an exact bear hug comes from behind.


where arms of one party comes from behind the other to ard it's waist.
ehhh... excuse the obscene part. i also dun know what they're up to. lol.

&from back view. it's clear enuff ?

now, real life bear hug.
taken from Titanic. now ! familiar ? :DD



so, what's all the misunderstanding.
the previous hug i mentioned was actually a monkey hug.
where both parties face each other &hug.

&i guess cuz monkey hugs are very often used by ppl.
&the word monkey sounds eeeks, compared to bear.
therefore bear hugs were passed down to replace monkey hugs.