Originally Posted by
stimpy
I don't know about La Belle École in Paris, but I live in France and have been to dinner parties in many regions of the country and it is always 2 cheeks.
Perhaps it's the circles in which you travel, i.e. your class:
Class distinctions also came into play. Mrs Rietzler said that the French upper classes preferred two kisses. Anyone planting three or more smackers on the cheeks of their host at a refined dinner would be committing a faux pas, she said.
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