Kissing friends and stuff...

[Baggy]

Manly hug at births, deaths and Marriages, none of this muddle class fake smooching and if I'm forced into it, I deliberately cause confusion so it doesn't happen again. Otherwise a hello with a curt nod suffices, it's not like I really like anyone anyway.

Oh, Crackle, so lovely to see you!! <clings on to sleeve, lunges forward>

 

[Archie_tect]

I'm a kisser, always have been, even kiss my customers. Man hugs are so passe dahling, man kissing Italian/French stylee is where it's at ... Pucker-up!

Case comes up next Thursday...

 

[ComedyPilot]

Since the childhood trauma of receiving tea-flavoured, wet, whiskery kisses from an elderly rellie I'm much more of a handshake and hug kind of girl. I'm also at that kind of age where I'm a bit whiskery and starting to smell of tea...

Reply of the day IMO

Made me chuckle.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Let me see... I kiss my female friends and my gay male friends, and my children, and sisters and the Aged P. No tongue though. That is reserved for the lovely Helen.

 

[Archie_tect]

[Helen is the check-out in Asda.]

 

[Zoiders]

This seems to be more of a "how northern are you" test.

 

[rich p]

This seems to be more of a "how northern are you" test.

Maybe Z! Us metrosexuals like a good smooch. I'd give you a stiff handshake I think.

 

[Archie_tect]

You'll be pleased to know you've passed.

 

[Zoiders]

Maybe Z! Us metrosexuals like a good smooch. I'd give you a stiff handshake I think.

A limp handshake being worse than an air kiss.

 

[rich p]

A limp handshake being worse than an air kiss.

My BiL has a handshake like a warm wet plaice (Note the 'i'). Makes me feel grubby shaking his hand.

 

[Fiona N]

This is really amusing

I worked for so long in continental climes that a quick three (yes - Swiss excesses ) cheek pecks has become just normal with most colleagues. More amazing is that a good number of my Scottish (male) colleagues have also lived in Switzerland so long that it's the usual greeting when I I meet them even in the UK - which does bemuse UK colleagues as we (me, a Yorkshire woman) go through the whole hugging and kissing routine.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

My BiL has a handshake like a warm wet plaice (Note the 'i'). Makes me feel grubby shaking his hand.

Teef's got a handshake like a bench vice!

 

[ComedyPilot]

I have a favourite trick for 'over the top' macho hand squeezers - a number of years experience of Jiu Jitsu


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jio8ip3h9E

 

[The Jogger]

A good handshake, maybe a hug (long time no see) all this kiss on the cheek sh1t gets a bit confusing, is it one cheek or two and in some cases (for some) it's three and four if it's the boss................

 

[The Jogger]

Most of my relatives are Japanese - we make do with a polite bow for both sexes - definitely no body contact!

That's the way to do it.........