I disagree. Chances are that they had communicated before meeting in person, and/or worked in an industry where kissing is more common. As mentioned upthread, I think that French kissing culture is pretty much known and to be expected. And it rarely involves actually touching the cheek on first meetings, much less exchanging spittle as someone stated earlier. It's usually an air kiss. I may be German, but if I were not offered a kiss in France or Spain or other kissing countries, I would tend to see it as a slight, as not kissing may be an indication of negative feelings towards someone.

I brought this thread back because I know someone somewhat similar to the woman in the OP, except that she loudly makes her feelings known on kissing, even when it is between two kissing-culture coworkers. She is generally seen to be a boorish, uncouth fool, and nobody attempts to kiss her anyways, as her body language as well as her verbal language makes it clear that she expects everyone to conform to her cultural norms, not hers, even though she is a guest in their country.

And thanks to this thread and lack of sleep, I made the error of offering goodbye kisses to a female colleague today, who comes from a non-kissing culture and has worked in Germany. I definitely caught her off guard.

I will also admit to missing my kisses on this trip, even though I receive several virtual ones via text and email throughout the day.