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Have British people always kissed each other on the cheek?
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No, definitely not. It seems to have become a 'thing' through the 90s...
I originate from a European culture that does do cheek kissing and I feel very comfortable with it with family and good friends.
Where I feel it's gone awry in UK is that people I barely know go in for a kiss! Why? No-one in my country of origin would kiss a stranger. It's a handshake only situation - man or woman.
Each culture has its tradition of one or two or even three or four cheek kisses!
So, once it started up here I was getting so confused because Brits go for one, but in my culture it's two, cue some confused, startled and red faces. Then I met some people working abroad from another culture who go for 4!0 -
Lol. It seems there's a lot of stiff-upper-lipped British here.0
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You call it 'stiff upper-lip' others may call it 'appropriate boundaries'Lol. It seems there's a lot of stiff-upper-lipped British here.
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Standard thing to do after a round of golf. The hard bit is remembering which ladies like two which like one!0
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I don't mind with family, but find if very awkward in a work setting. OH and I run a business and often visit clients together. OH and client - manly handshake. Me and client - he moves in for a kiss on the cheek, I move away (I'm ready for it these days), he gets a bit miffed. Very irritating.No longer a spouse, or trailing, but MSE won't allow me to change my username...0
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Not done in my circle of acquaintances apart from at New Year, but my son has a Romanian girlfriend who does hug but always says 'Can I give you a hug'.0
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Depends on the situation, it's not a new thing, I work and socialise in an artistic environment so kiss on the cheek, normally as a goodbye is normal. But its about gaging the situation, there are some people I would never kiss as it would feel weird.0
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Soundgirlrocks wrote: »But its about gaging the situation,
Do you mean gagging?0 -
Maybe it depends on who's offering the kiss?Gloomendoom wrote: »Do you mean gagging?
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From a work colleague? No way would I accept that. From an elderly relative - I'd probably tolerate it but move away as soon as I could.0
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