Kissing Persons and everyone you See is good for you

French individuals want kisses. Now I am talking about this nice and common kissing on both cheeks in every instance. French people are so expressive that kissing is done all the time when you meet a person and when you bid each other farewell.

For example, I observed a female take a train; later, she saw her acquaintances in the coach. I quickly saw a succession of bouncy displays of kisses from the young girls. It's slightly shocking since Americans are not so...how shall I say this, expressive individuals. I was suddenly fascinated about the kissing practices of the French that I asked my tour guide about it.

According to my tour guide, the occurence of kisses you give depends on how close you are to somebody. If the person is a member of your family whom you hang out with continually,
you only kiss the person once on each cheek. Should he be a boyfriend, or close friend, kiss both his or her cheeks twice. Moreover, if the person is a member of your family or a close friend whom you have not seen for a long duration, you also kiss the person twice on both cheeks.

Sometimes, both these sort of kisses happen on just one event. My tour guide told me there was one incident when he mingled with some new friends; right after they met at the restaurant, they all kissed each other once on the cheek. After a lengthy meal and a very enjoyable talk, they all kissed each other on each cheek twice just before saying goodbye.