Thank you USA

I can't remember if it was the 2004 or 2008 Olympics that I read this... but there was an article that said that the world should thank the US for inventing the "hi-5."  And certainly true... I remember seeing every country's team giving each other the hi-5.... in a weird and child like way.  Much like what you would do to a 5 year old making as much of a slapping noise as possible.  That....to the world... is cool.

Course... Americans have evolved the hi-5 since the hi-5 first came into existence.

There's the

• Lazy hi-5 - Where the fingers barely touch, signifying, "yeah...we bad, but let's not make a big deal."
• Spider hi-5 - where the person that's being congratulated uses two hands and nonchalantly does a "lazy hi-5" with everyone
• Double hi-5 & 180 - Where both hands hit, then all four hands go around in a 180 on each side
• Fist Bump - perfected by President Obama himself
• Invisible Hi-5 - where two people are so far away from one another, they'll just go through the motions of hi-5ing one another

And as time goes on...there's the crossing of the two hands at the thumbs (like you're arm wrestling), and pulling the other person in for an embrace or a man-hug.  That is the latest fad I noticed the world is taking on

Americans have been doing it for years.... giving each other hugs, without giving it a full hug.  And the world is catching on.

Thank you USA!!