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Old Dec 1, 2007, 1:27 pm
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In Brasil you kiss each cheek once.

Men and women kiss......women and women kiss......men and men shake hands.

Even if you do not know the person and are being introduced for the first time........
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Old Dec 1, 2007, 1:55 pm
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My syrian-descended friend (jewish) in israel kisses twice. i sometimes forget, kiss once, start to backup and nearly topple over when she comes in for the second.
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Old Dec 1, 2007, 3:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Punki
I have a friend whose life is split between the coastal region near Montpellier and Paris, and he always gives me three kisses, which I love. He looks a lot like a younger Richard Gere, even though they are about the same age, and he owns a winery. What more could one ask of in a man?
His phone number and pin code?
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Old Dec 1, 2007, 4:53 pm
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Originally Posted by NickB
I am surprised. In 25 years of living in France, I have only seen this among southerners, family members or with gay friends. You learn womething everyday .
I live in Burgundy and it is common here. And I have seen it often in Paris, but Paris is full of people from elsewhere so who knows?
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Old Dec 1, 2007, 6:24 pm
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In the US, many people kiss twice....



Once to start foreplay, once to get her to leave.
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Old Dec 2, 2007, 12:57 am
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In ever-friendly Picardy, it used to be 3 for hello, 4 for goodbye.

Up to you whether to interpret this as appreciation for the time spent together, or being glad to see the back of you...
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Old Dec 2, 2007, 1:14 am
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I have a cousin who lives in Sartrouville (NW Paris suburbs) There it is three starting on the left, but she says that the areas she goes range from 2-4.
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Old Dec 2, 2007, 6:58 am
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In Japan, people kiss zero times - They bow from a safe distance. But somehow we still pass the flu to each other...

Don't think anyone has pointed to this yet:
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/200...h-kissing-map/

The original survey is here - but the site has intermittent problems:
http://combiendebises.free.fr/

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Old Dec 2, 2007, 7:03 am
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Originally Posted by jib71
Don't think anyone has pointed to this yet:
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/200...h-kissing-map/

The original survey is here - but the site has intermittent problems:
http://combiendebises.free.fr/
Merci beaucoup!
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Old Dec 2, 2007, 10:36 am
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Thrice in Russia. If you need step-by-step instructions, find any video on youtube with Yeltsin and Arafat. Back in the mid-1990s, Time Magazine voted theirs the best kiss of the year.
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