Free Hugs Campaign in Victoria BC!

[SilverFlame819]

*lol* I'm antisocial. And I would totally hug him!! :D

[MaddDogg81]

I hugged some girls that day and damn I'd like to do more...

[Atromitos888]

Mmmm. That girl looks nice. Would feel some withdrawal symptoms.

[MrBuckwilliam]

nice.

[huggysthejellyfish]

IM IN THERE im teh guy that ran up from the right and joined the group hug XD

[34gingersnaps]

everyone needs a good hug now and again heres a big youtube hug to all (hugs)yes!!!!<3

[JeniferSheppard]

Hey I got a free hug from them!! Hahaha

[smilesatyourfuneral]

Dude i should so totally do this. XD

We actually watched this vid in English last year.

[StopGoofs]

I got some hugs. I was gonan say to the girl 'i'm giving out free kisses"

[ss396rip]

You guys are the best keep it up.

[yourlululemon]

do you need a like a permit to do this?!?!

[lemursgalore]

We don't know. We did it for a couple hours with no complaint, but then we got yelled at by a harbour artist who said that we were taking away from his business and making too much noise. I don't think you'd need a permit if you were wandering around the city, though. Maybe in the harbour you might.

[noytard]

me and my cousin walked into a bar with 2 free hugs signs... and the chick there said... Do you relise u need a permitt.. if u dont have one its a 225$ fine on the spot i was like WTF?!?! ITS FUCING FREE HUGS U BITCH

[yourlululemon]

Awesome!! Were doing this Thursday!!

[AnthonyRock422]

i love victoria and hugs r great!

[Troggawa]

was this not a bit awkward? I can't understand you non-antisocial people

[lemursgalore]

Well if you saw the video, you'd see it wasn't awkward. For us social people.

[pinkluva123]

aweeh , this is so cutee ! i wish i was there that day ...

[xSourbabyx]

LOL i saw you guyz

[spazticapple1993]

YOU ARE MY HEROES

[lemursgalore]

Well hey thanks.

[spazticapple1993]

sorry, it's just that you've combine my favorite song and my favorite physical activity into one great video, so, ahem, yeah :D

[stickitothemaneosis]

oops... my comments got cut out...

Oh, I am also single, I hear that there a lot of beautiful women there. Is it true? How's the scene? A couple of people have told me that there are not a lot of "young" people there... anyone? thanks so much and keep on hugging!

[lemursgalore]

Victoria is really great, a very happy city and a great place to live. There are a lot of young people here, don't worry! B.C. is known for good-looking people, by the way. ;)

[stickitothemaneosis]

this is so cool! Awesome vibe and spirit. As a matter of fact, I came to youtube looking for victoria BC videos, because I am thinking of living there. Can anyone that lives in victoria comment what they think? Just for context, i'm 29, have traveled a lot around the world, I love skateboarding, cyckling, surfing, snowboarding, arts and work as a software developer and graphic designer.

[EliteXeyes]

It's amazing here. There's big upbeat downtown or areas or calm chill suburbs, and all those things you like, you'll fit in great.

[NaoCinia]

LOVE IT! i moved to victoria 3 years ago. super friendly people and soooo many cool activities, you'd do great here.

[lilbare68022]

I used to live in b.c tell I moved to saskatchewan they never do stuff like that here :(

[Snakesonabrain]

A big hug from an American living in China, thanks for the video. Keep on spreading the hugs. Hugs are medicine for the soul. I'm a kindergaten teacher in Zhuhai, and I hug my students and co-workers everyday. Oh yeah, and my wife too!

[StLouis2626]

inner harbour, nice :P

[00Jenifahh]

I LIVE THERE HAHAH WOW random

[theSTAR70]

i wish Glordy would hug me!!! WOO HOO!!!!

[thehandydarts]

YAAAAAY I LIVE IN VICTORIA!!! the harbour is so awesome i love it when the painting guys go there and paint you! i wish i was there that day. when was this done?

[lemursgalore]

September '06!

[GloomyCandy]

yay free hugs ^^

i love that band Of Montreal!

[opilis5]

i live in victoria. thats the inner harbor

you should have done it downtown. then again... you might get atacked by a hobo.

[lemursgalore]

We did go downtown too, but it wasn't as fun as the inner harbor.

[jordasouris]

did you get atacked by a hobbo??... i did.

[homelessactor]

Ha ha ha That's Great...I should do that...lol

HUGS

~Chris :-)

[sturu]

Just had a wonderful 2 hours at Mayfair mall in Victoria. Had an amazing response. I estimate about 150 hugs. Got hugs from all the mall security guards! They really appreciated the spirit of what we're doing.

I got my first hug within 5 seconds, and another one immediately afterwards. At times I had a lineup, and at one point was swamped by 10 lovely teenaged girls with big smiles and braces on their teeth (so sweet).

All in all a very wonderful experience. Try it yourself and see!!

[rellsta]

free hugs are so emo. I charge a toonie.

[RagMama123]

Wonderful video! What a great idea! I think this program can bring an end to war, hatred and poverty. If people would simply just love each other it would be alright. Too simplistic? I don't think so!

Also, this brings back memories of our best vacation trip ever in Victoria.

Thanks so much,

Rick (Phoenix, AZ)

[lemursgalore]

Thanks for such a nice comment. :)

[sturu]

Any time anyone's interested in a free hugs event in Victoria...I'm game!

[freedumb420]

Spread'n the west coast love! Keep this awesome city from turning into Vancouver!!!

[rockabillyxmama]

What a cute idea!

And I went to Victoria BC last summer,absolutely fell in love with the city!

Our hotel was just by that place.

[Vicky4711]

How many hugs did you get in a day???

[lemursgalore]

We didn't count, or film them all, but A LOT.

[Vicky4711]

We're crazy Canadians....but we have more FUN!

[gamersxs]

Man, I want to hang with these people. Looks like a blast!

[lemursgalore]

:) Hey thanks.

[AnomalousVikingNinja]

I love you, my wonderfully silly and poetic city!

[cj14030]

I rember when I went to Victoria, BC in Aug. 2006. Lovly and frendly City.

[pascaweb]

Just a sugestion: Why didn't you show the Empress as your background? It would have been great!

[lemursgalore]

Haha, thanks for the suggestion -- we're from here and kind of forgot people find that interesting!

[RetiredTurK]

could u try that in broadmeadows and slap the video on ?

[Nikki2987]

I LIVE IN VIC!!

Yay for the inner harbour!

♥Nikki

[deliv3rydude]

Haha, I saw you driving down Foul Bay Rd. Made me laugh. Couldn't stop though without impeding traffic. Thanks.

[t3h1337cHix0r]

Heeeey, Threadless. <3

[freshprinceofbelaire]

its fake i can see the strings yoo,, THE STRINGS!!!

[halo239]

i live there im typing this from fernwood near central middle school

[starcrossedlovers]

I was driving by one day and I saw someone walking around holding a sign in that spot and then they hugged someone... when did you do this? And how many hugs did you get? Haha

[lemursgalore]

We did this last September. We got a lot of hugs, too!

[PeaceProfit]

Walk*On

Nov. 2nd - 2008

One*Billion - Global*Citizens - One*Peace

One-Wor*d - WORLD4PEACE

CHALK4PEACE

WALK4PEACE

HUG4PEACE

Nov. 2nd - 2008

[sexdrugsrocknroll2]

gotta love victoria, damn my town is excelent

[larrion]

^_^ This is awesome! It made me grin like an idiot throughout the whole thing. I totally want to go and do this now XD But afraid I'd be encroaching on someone's territory ;)

[lemursgalore]

She didn't really speak English.

[shroomz4life]

hugs from saskatchewan

[bkluv5]

Yeah~ Victoria!! anyone who wants to do @ UVic with me? :)

[smokeybraces]

yay victoria!

when was this..?

[lemursgalore]

Late September '06. :)

[shizzlesnick]

HUGS FROM GUELPH, CANADA. =)

[SurgicalDeath]

Man, so sad I moved. I loved that town.

[withersfight]

I was in Victoria Feb 11 and a some nice girl gave me a hug You made my day THANK YOU

[napstersux]

im from victoria and yes people are like that here

[unrequited2]

Awesome! I can't wait until I can do that in Victoria haha

[NatureLover139]

Thats really cool! I love that, people in Victoria, actully all of BC are so relaxed and friendly!

(Hugs from Alberta!)

[brenz77]

lol that is not true

[parymich777]

Let's make it universal! HUGS from Edmonton, Canada!

[420Kasper420]

AWESOME! IM LOVING IT! People in BC are totally lax too so i bet you got a huge amount of hugs.

(hugs from Ottawa, Canada)

[wasabea77]

haha....that's awesome! I live in victoria...so you're there again, I'll stop for a hug!!

[HomocidalTree]

Aww, that was sweet. Especially the woman taking a picture. :]

(Hugs from Chicago!)

[jloman]

Again, Garry rox XD

[zimeric]

hugs from Perth Australia

[nyOPERAguy]

Hugs to you from NYC HUGS!

5 stars!

[zanotique]

HUGS FROM VICTORIA, BC

how come I didn't see u guys :(

[oo0Alex0oo]

Hugs for everyone from UK :D

[KyungsookYun]

Hugz "korea" I think my arms can reach !

[kkotdehji]

HUGS FROM FLORIDA!!

[Gnarrrly]

Nice vid! I really love the atomosphere you guys created.

Creepy? Maybe ^_^

Hugs from Holland!

[AstonOaks]

I was eating at Murhie's on Government St, and I saw you guys walk by, I so would have scored a hug- but my tea was sooo good! :)

[lemursgalore]

Wow really?? Well, as long as you're getting hugs from someone, we're set.

[Janihasbraindamage]

=HUGS= from malaysia

[RageGhost]

hugs.