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The French have a very specific way in which they greet each other: la bise. They kiss each other on the cheeks to say “hi!” But wait, whom should I kiss, and how many kisses should I give this person? This is a tricky question, sometimes puzzling for the French themselves. But this article will explain it all!
Une blague: Cette personne a un nez tellement long, que, si on veut l'embrasser sur les deux joues, on a plus vite fait de passer par derrière!!
Pour faire la bise, il s'agit en fait d'être joue contre joue, on ne fait pas vraiment un bisou sur la joue de la personne, donc le rouge à lèvre ne pose pas de problème.
In Belgium I would say that it depends on how well you know the person, but if you know each other very well, it would normally be 3 times!
Hey people :)
I just found this article (in French) about la bise, and it comes with a very lovely and funny video (in English with French subtitles) describing the point of view of a foreigner who lives in France.
Enjoy!
In the north, we kissed 4 times, for exemple. In other department, they kissed 1, 2 or 3 times. It depends...
