Tiny bit of backstory: I work in Spain so there's a lot of kissing on the chicks when greeting someone. Spanish people kiss twice, in western countries people kiss 3 times so sometimes there's a bit of confusion. Anyway, once a girl from Romania met a French co-worker next to my desk. Typical greeting and she says:

How do French people kiss?

The guy got a little bit confused and says:

Trust me, you don't want me to show you how the French kiss...

Not really related but I found it extremely funny.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (4 children)

In France, they kiss between one and four times depending on the region, it's infuriating. I've just decided to not kiss any more. It's a stupid tradition, and it's a great way to catch colds anyway.

[–] Cannacheques 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Of course not, it's a cultural means of sharing germs that quite literally saves everybody by helping share in the herd immunity.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That was a thing before Covid. Nowadays, ehhh… it's more of a Typhoid Mary thing.

[–] Cannacheques 1 points 11 months ago

No need to be phobic, it's barely worth worrying about considering your phone probably carries germs too hahaha

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