homeLinda loves the French word for kiss, which is bisou. So, Linda, this blog is for you!
When you greet someone in a business setting, it is recommended to shake hands.
When you greet someone in a personal setting or are introduced o a friend of a friend, it is recommended to do bisous.
Then you have the very confusing issue of how many bisous? You certainly do not want to commit any grave faux pas! Already it's complicated enough just knowing what side to start the whole kissing process on. Nothing is more embarrassing then going in for the two-kiss salute and having them go for the right side and you the left. Heaven forbid your lips should brush any part of their face other than their cheeks! But then you have to worry about how many bisous.
Sometimes its two, sometimes three, and sometimes four. I have to say, already it's rather impressive meeting up with several couples in a restaurant or chez a friend. All conversation stops and the room fills with tiny squelching noises as you greet everyone, and I mean everyone (same goes for when you leave, by the way).
And imagine a room full of people to greet with a four-kiss salute!
Here is a handy dandy website that tells you exactly how many bisous salute is needed and where.
Voila! Gros bisous de bisous et a demain!
Love, Charley
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