Do people on America greet each other with a kiss on the cheek?

Do you? I have always wondered that. A couple of girls from exchange this year saw me kissing a couple of girls andthey told everyone i was cheating on my (now former) girlfriend. We use to do that, men greet woman with a kiss on the cheek. So do girls on girls and some guy on some guys. Your parents/sisters/brothers/anyone.

I was born and raised in Europe so I know that's common there.Not that common in Usa though.

Only if they wanna get punched.

America is a very "no touchy" culture. We have a personal space radius of about five feet; anybody gets within that radius and we begin to get uncomfortable. Touching is generally viewed as an intimate thing here and kissing is reserved for loving couples.

nope not here. instead you would be immediatlybe called gay while the women around try to tell the guy you just kissed that you don't know bette because you have a different culture, and that is just a best case scenario.

Only if they wanna get punched.

America is a very "no touchy" culture. We have a personal space radius of about five feet; anybody gets within that radius and we begin to get uncomfortable. Touching is generally viewed as an intimate thing here and kissing is reserved for loving couples.

Theokhoth

"On America" lolololololololololololololololololol

LaMont4553

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

Only if they wanna get punched.

America is a very "no touchy" culture. We have a personal space radius of about five feet; anybody gets within that radius and we begin to get uncomfortable. Touching is generally viewed as an intimate thing here and kissing is reserved for loving couples.

samuraiguns

Yes, staring here is rude, pointing is rude, etc. We went over all this in my last communications cIass; it was so interesting.

Do you? I have always wondered that. A couple of girls from exchange this year saw me kissing a couple of girls andthey told everyone i was cheating on my (now former) girlfriend. We use to do that, men greet woman with a kiss on the cheek. So do girls on girls and some guy on some guys. Your parents/sisters/brothers/anyone.

darkguy_101

At our school, they wont let us hug or kiss, or we can be SUSPENDED. Its all the media swine flu scare. Its pathetic, I never hesistate to hug my female friends, though, that is just pathetic....

No, we shake hands. We don't like to spread germs so easily and people suggest now we should bow like the Japanese or imvisible handshakes.

No and a dude better never try to greet me that way. :lol:

That's preposterous! We greet each other with an open mouthed kiss.

That's preposterous! We greet each other with an open mouthed kiss.

Dark_Knight6

It seems that people on the US are really paranoid for some reason D: Thank you, but if i ever greet you, i'm going to kiss you (maybe not if you are a man =P)

No. A "hello" or a handshake is the normal thing to do. Kissing on the cheek is usually only done between family members.

No. A "hello" or a handshake is the normal thing to do. Kissing on the cheek is usually only done between family members.

nintendofreak_2

We europeans kiss friends on the cheek too,both genders lol.

No, we Americans hate each other too much to think about kissing anyone but our romantic interests.

[QUOTE="LaMont4553"]

"On America" lolololololololololololololololololol

JustPlainLucas

Actually, they are two different contexts now arnt they?

Do you? I have always wondered that. A couple of girls from exchange this year saw me kissing a couple of girls andthey told everyone i was cheating on my (now former) girlfriend. We use to do that, men greet woman with a kiss on the cheek. So do girls on girls and some guy on some guys. Your parents/sisters/brothers/anyone.

darkguy_101

No, they do a full-blown make-out.

Though family... it's softer.

It becomes more typical here the older you are. I really have no idea what uncivilized part of the US the people in this thread are from, but it is *not* an uncommon thing here.Dark__Link

It is very uncommon here in US.Believe it or not.

That's preposterous! We greet each other with an open mouthed kiss.

Dark_Knight6

And if you just met them, tongue.

No man, We punch each other in the guts to greet each other. Its very manly and cool.

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]It becomes more typical here the older you are. I really have no idea what uncivilized part of the US the people in this thread are from, but it is *not* an uncommon thing here.ufcfan17

It is very uncommon here in US.Believe it or not.

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]It becomes more typical here the older you are. I really have no idea what uncivilized part of the US the people in this thread are from, but it is *not* an uncommon thing here.ufcfan17

It is very uncommon here in US.Believe it or not.

[QUOTE="ufcfan17"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]It becomes more typical here the older you are. I really have no idea what uncivilized part of the US the people in this thread are from, but it is *not* an uncommon thing here.Dark__Link

It is very uncommon here in US.Believe it or not.

Obviously you dont live in the USA.

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="ufcfan17"]

It is very uncommon here in US.Believe it or not.

Rob0_Jesus

Obviously you dont live in the USA.

I hate that, especially when the people doing it don't actually kiss; they just pretend to kiss.SolidSnake35

I live in America and it's customary to shake hands. I also lived in Mexico before and it's customary to shake hands with the males, and a kiss on the cheek with females. That's if you know the woman. Like if she's a relative or friend.

It's not necessarily a hand shake. We like slap each others hands, and immediately after that, is a fist bump. That's what I do with my family.

[QUOTE="Rob0_Jesus"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"] :| Then explain why I see it all the time.Dark__Link

Obviously you dont live in the USA.

Doesnt it feel better to tell the truth? :)

Nope, we don't do that too often if at all.

A had a French female friend that would do that with her friends. She was very pretty, and I always liked it when she would do it to me. :oops:

Doing that with family is different than meeting someone for the first time and doing it.

In both my home country AND in the U.S., you'd probably get slugged for doing that. Which isa totally acceptable response.

The general greeting here in the U.S. is to stick your hands down the pants of the person you're meeting.