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Posted Wed, 03/25/2009 - 09:42 — Brigitte Dale
Do you do the hello kiss, or the the hello kiss-kiss? Or, would you rather that people stay far, far far away from you and just wave hello? There are two people in every hello, so who gets to decide what kind of greeting it is?
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come back to the midwest and I'll give you a high-five. and it won't be awkward, right?
Brigitte - -
First, it's FEWER clothes, not LESS clothes! Less clothes is like when you're wearing a floor length skirt, and you decide to rip off the material to above the knees.
Secondly, since were talking about bodily greetings, check out the following site:
http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/shortmovie.php
In my south country we have this customs: If you just meet somebody for the first time you greet him from where you are, or you shake your hands, looking to your eyes. But if this person is a friend of a friend of yours, you can also meet with a kiss. And this is a custom, without any sexual implication. If you have a very good friend you hug and kiss. But you have to take care cause there are some shy people that don´t like this kind of greeting. Probably he will first give you his hand to put some distance between.
Your videos get me upside down
Hey Brigitte! Great show! I finally caught up with all your past podcasts (unhealthy amount of time spent indoors lately) and now feel I can speak with you cos we are on the same page (this one).
As today's topic is kissing, and me being "european", I though I'd chip in and say its no easier being european (not that Londoners really think of themselves as european) cos everyone seems to kiss a different number of times, even up to 3 times sometimes (and I'm always caught out by that). Still its nicer than not kissing at all so I feel better for it.
Big love and keep up the great work. Mwah!
p.s. I feel slightly that I didn't really catch up with all your past show cos I only have 74 shows in iTunes and you are up to number 395, meaning I have 321 to go! The question is, where are they?
Interesting. dam, now i'm gonna be analyzing every meeting and greeting I have and possibly make a definitive decision about a person I just met based on the information I just received. Thanks for changing my reality Brigitte.
Anyone else notice Maddie/Maddy (what is the correct spelling) had the tail pointing up while Brigitte was explaining that is only done by the dominant one. I guess we now know who is in charge in that house.
Joe
I prefer to sniff bottoms.
Well, I'm a Midwesterner. Jeepers, around here, even looking someone in the eye can be seen as too forward. Mostly, the greetings take the form of a clipped "Hi" or "hey" with an ever-so-slight nod of the head. Even then, you don't want to be too effusive; i.e. if you encounter the same person more than once during the same day, your best response is a tight smile/speed up walking (if you already made the faux pas eye contact) or preferably just pretend you didn't see them at all by staring at some imaginary fascinating object (also speed-up walking). Another permissible strategy is to pretend to be engrossed in a very important cell phone call. As far as hugging or kissing are concerned, I'm fairly certain if you are not already married to or at least seriously dating the person, it would be considered (and probably reported as) sexual assault.
love = evolve
= evol + ve
evol = evil
therefore, love > evil
Geniusfiles:
Do you know how to tell a Midwestern extrovert? He looks at *your* shoes when he's talking with you. WE
Wind Energy
Well! At last I understand why no one wants to rub noses with with me. It's not their fault, just a matter of not being properly raised. I'm not comfortable with the high-five either, with someone I don't know well. High-two or three is ok, though. WE
Wind Energy
Well.... I've never lived in the mid west. I was out there for a wedding though. In Sioux City, Iowa. They were very cold, it seemed. Lots of waves and stiff handshakes. Could be just me. But anyways, out here in Western Pennsylvania, we hug. Not much kissing. I always thought that was kind of a European thing. I don't think I've ever even done it.