Originally Posted by
Fredd
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.
Well that implies that lower classes do three? Not true. I mix in all classes and it is always two. However I will admit that I've only been to Brittany on business and perhaps they do three there. It is an entirely different culture and they have their own language too.