Re:The Etiquette of the Victorian Handshake: Advice on Oppos...
by imartin2k on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @11:37AM
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Hehe as someone from Germany living in Sweden, I find this constant cheek kissing with quasi strangers in Southern or Western Europe or the Spanish speaking world pretty akward. But I understand that it's feels normal to most who grew up with it.
In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic countries women default to the handshake even outside of business settings. I find it odd and still have difficulties adjusting to that.