Tuesday 10 May 2022 11:26 PM Aussies flock to man's home after he drew a 'hug here' sign on pavement in ... trends now
Pedestrians have been randomly embracing each other after a resident chalked 'hug here' on a path outside his home.
Social media footage of passersby stopping to hug on the spot in a street in Surry Hills, Sydney has gone viral, attracting 1.2 million views so far.
The man who created the heartwarming street scene, Paul Grech, told Daily Mail Australia the video is one of two that have gone viral globally, attracting a slew of kind comments.
The 'hug here' spot, chalked out by Mr Grech, drew thousands of social media comments as members of the public stopped in their tracks to embrace - throughout the day and night
Two men embrace outside Mr Grech's home, as part of his 'social experiment'
TikTok users from around the world were overjoyed to see people stopping to hug (pictured) on the Sydney street, with some saying it was 'wholesome' and 'adorable' footage
'Normally when you get a lot of [social media] comments, you get a lot of people being nasty, but I've just been getting thousands of comments loving what I've done,' the auctioneer said.
'I did videos on TikTok, just mucking around ... and these videos have gone crazy all around the world, been getting all sorts of comments in all different languages.'
He also attracted attention from a video distributor in the US, who wanted to sign a contract with him.
Footage of the 'hug here' video was taken with a motion camera and caught different people cozying up
