What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google

Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by wavefunction on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @08:19AM (#10930492)

Well this was in the US, where people do not kiss colleagues on the cheek. I know your intentions are fair in mentioning this cultural practice but that sort of justification also presents a fair amount of minimization of obvious harassment. I mean, do you kiss everyone on the cheek in Spanish-speaking countries or just very close friends?

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by y04nn on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @08:33AM (#10930579)

I live in France, and it is natural to kiss on the cheek. Recently I was in UK and without even thinking about it I kissed a girl on the cheek to welcome her. After it happened I just realized what was going on. The thing is that it takes some time to reframe your behavior. But I have also been away several months and then it was feeling weird for me to kiss a girl on the cheek.

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by Mandatum on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @02:38PM (#10933332)

Recently had a French colleague do this to me in New Zealand. Was nothing short of hilarious. I made a warning sign for his desk.

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by jacquesm on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @08:37AM (#10930602)

In France it can even include the men kissing the men and nobody thinks anything of it. Cultures really differ a lot in this respect.

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by yulaow on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @08:25AM (#10930528)

Also in Italy, everyone. It is just the standard way to present yourself and/or say goodbye. I would also say I am more prone to do it with those people I don't know at all or very well than with my close friends.

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by kentrado on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @08:21AM (#10930501)

EVERYONE. In Spain they do it twice. Cause they are gangsters.

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by hrbrtglm on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @08:39AM (#10930607)

In France, it depends where you live, in some area people do it up to 4-5 times. It can be quite disturbing, even for a french :)

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by wdmeldon on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @09:08AM (#10930809)

Is that the French version of an awkwardly long handshake?

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by SeoxyS on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @09:11AM (#10930823)

I'm Swiss, we do it three times.

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by Joeboy on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @09:40AM (#10930998)

I live in multicultural London, and have no idea how to conduct myself in public.

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Re:What I learnt from being sexually harassed at Google by dogma1138 on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @03:31AM (#10936725)

Simple don't make eye contact with anyone who you weren't officially introduced too and only talk about the weather unless it's rugby season.

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