Hugging is regional
Up in NYC a full body hug was pretty much standard. Not uncommon for folks to do that French cheek kiss bullshyt too. I think its a product of it being so crowded all the time... u meet some friends in a bar, theres not gonna be room for all that church hug bullshyt.
Down here in NC, not so much. Its like 50/50
shyt gets tricky with married folks with single friends. Real tricky
Man here in Louisiana we give full body bear hugs. You liable to suffocate before the hug is over!