Some American and British comedians poke fun at the French because they tend to be more effeminate in their body language. Men and women alike in France greet each other with two or three kisses on or near the cheek instead of a handshake when they meet. Even when they meet total strangers they exchange "air kisses". So you can see where the jokes can come from (Americans think it's just freaky seeing men kiss each other; the British just don't like personal contact at all). But the French are not the only people group or culture to greet each other in this way (most of Europe and the Middle East in fact). A new German study has been released with interesting findings. Most Germans think that kissing each other in the workplace as a greeting is to intimate for the conference room. An etiquette group in Germany ,the Knigge Society, is suggesting that kissing be banned in the business world. I don't know...how can you ban something that is ingrained into a society and culture! That's like forbidding apple pie's from America or tea from Britain. It's been okay for decades, nay even centuries...what's up now??
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14487415
Greet each other with a holy kiss 2 Corinthians 13:12
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