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Topic: Three Kisses
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Venus
Moderator Posts: 1627
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Registered: Mar 2011
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posted June 09, 2011 03:50 AM
  
here's a fun topici always notice that Americans make fun of Europeans who kiss each cheek when greeting people.. well how about this over here in Beirut we kiss 3 times, "right, left, right" or "left, right, left" why? i dunno its sort of the habbit, also its not ristricted to women, even men great each other by kissing  we're quite the affectionate kind.. also, it is quite common for children to kiss their parent's hand as a sign of respect a habit my family was never fond of.. IP: Logged |
charmainec
Moderator Posts: 5843
From: Venus next to Randall
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 09, 2011 05:05 AM
Hugs for family and friends although the hug thing bothers me with some people as I don't like people invading my personal space unless I have a close relationship with them.IP: Logged |
rajji
Knowflake Posts: 1274
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Registered: Jan 2011
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posted June 09, 2011 06:34 AM
Shake hands.IP: Logged |
Venus
Moderator Posts: 1627
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posted June 13, 2011 07:07 AM
hugs are awesome, but hand shaking seems so detached, something business partners would do and not relatives/friends IP: Logged |
Junethird
Moderator Posts: 3033
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Registered: Nov 2011
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posted August 12, 2012 12:26 AM
Were i live we kiss each other twice on the cheek... Sometimes 3 depends...
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Gem-Gurl
Knowflake Posts: 1959
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted August 12, 2012 04:29 AM
I live in Los Angeles. But we are Russian, we are total into the kiss thing! Not multiple times. Just once on the lips. We are like a Russian community so we know everyone, even if there are hundreds of us!! So its not like kissing strangers....IP: Logged |
RedScorp
Knowflake Posts: 4602
From: The Sun
Registered: Jul 2011
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posted August 21, 2012 02:25 PM
Omg where I live, everyone's so distant and detached compared to where like, Gem-Gurl lives. I'm one of the most "touchy" people around, and the most I go for is a hug, for friends, or a handshake, for someone new. There's no kissing here, even for couples! It's all hush hush lol!Hell, holding hands, cuddling, or even sitting near to someone who isn't your significant other is generally accepted as awkward here. IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 24310
From: Saturn next to Charmainec
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 12, 2012 11:02 AM
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"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |
Conclusion
Newflake Posts: 11
From: Greenland
Registered: Dec 2012
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posted January 02, 2013 05:51 PM
We Georgians shake hands following with a kiss on the cheek once only 
Belgians kiss on cheek twice or 3 i don't remember (omg lol).
Sometimes i lose count and it becomes an awkward situation lmfaoIP: Logged |
Moonfish
Moderator Posts: 4030
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posted January 02, 2013 07:01 PM
Where I live the way ppl greet eachother (friends or acquaintances) usually depends on the gender.Male and Female: Shake hands
...rarely see hugs between opposite genders during a 1st encounter. Hugs usually come after a friendship has developed. 2 Females: Shake hands/Hug
...being a female, I personally have not kissed anyone's cheek when greeting. 2 Males: Say hi/Shake hands
.. I've never seen 2 guys hug, at least when greeting eachother. IP: Logged |
ail221
Knowflake Posts: 2572
From: Mary Margaret Blanchard's home
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted January 02, 2013 07:48 PM
It depends I am from the city and usually I avoid all contact with another person. But with my friends of Latino/Hispanic/Caribbean descent I have be accustomed to the double cheek kiss with my female friends. IP: Logged |
SaturnineMoth
Knowflake Posts: 1122
From: ♠ Lonely Hearts Club ♠
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted January 02, 2013 11:42 PM
Where I come from in the states there are a lot of Italian and Greek families who do the single or double cheek kiss in greeting and parting... my family wasn't one of them, that I can remember... my old stepmother used to greet her loved ones and friends with a kiss to the lips.... (nothing passionate, to be clear), her family is the only I know of that had this tradition, they were French - Polish.. but, I don't think it was cultural in this case. Always made me react like  at first.... (I was a kid!) lolWhen I became acquainted with French customs, and those who adhere to them; it wasn't uncommon to receive single to triple kisses, although they tend to be with little to no actual contact (not so uncomfortable)... haha Then I married into a very "old-worldly" Portuguese family - you always greet everyone with left to right or right to left cheek kisses(I'm still not sure if there's a preference!) =x I find it awkward even after years of being exposed to the custom from different backgrounds... I much prefer a handshake or a hug.... but, then again... I have kissy-germy phobias, coupled with a general distrust of people touching me.... XD (complicated) ugh  (As a side note; in each of the cultural backgrounds it was indeed practiced between individuals of both genders indiscriminately, it seems to be a sign of respect, amity, and love... I believe.) ^^; IP: Logged |
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