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Re:The Etiquette of the Victorian Handshake: Advice on Oppos... by TurboHaskal on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @06:21AM (#15182494)
I'm used to handshakes for non blood related males (friends, business contacts) and kisses in the cheeks for relatives and females.

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.

Re:The Etiquette of the Victorian Handshake: Advice on Oppos... by imartin2k on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @11:37AM (#15184485)
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.