It would be interesting to see where the greeting is one kiss and where is two kisses
Toruviel_ on
Central Europe: Nah too personal
Far_Parfait2934 on
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maritjuuuuu on
I’m from the Netherlands.
It’s barely done by younger people anymore. And thank god for that!
Like seriously people, don’t just start kissing someone!
_s1m0n_s3z on
It’s common in Quebec, too. Not every country is a monoculture.
Ok-Faithlessness6285 on
In Poland, some older people still do this. However, I remember this just from my childhood nowadays it’s pretty rare. I can’t even imagine a younger person doing it today.
Dismal-Age8086 on
I am from Kazakhstan. Literally never have seen anyone kissing each other as a greeting, except maybe some weird couples.
OP probably saw too much of Brezhnev’s kissing greetings which even at his time was considered weird as fuck
chrisis123 on
Pretty common in Austria too at least among younger people…
Thelastfirecircle on
This is incorrect, nobody is greeting other men on the cheek in Mexico.
Top-Seaweed1862 on
Not common in Ukraine at all
vladgrinch on
Can confirm for Romania. A kiss for every cheek. Usually between relatives, close girl friends, on some occassions, etc. Both when coming in the house and when leaving.
Infinity_Stone_ on
As a russian, no, it’s not a thing here. And judging by the comments, this map is full of shit
PileccoNobre on
Kisses are common in Rio de Janeiro. Not in the hole country.
WorkingGreen1975 on
This map can be upgraded: Countries where cheek kissing as a greeting is gender neutral and where it is not. Most of the Asian and African countries in this map will be in the 2nd category.
ElMondiola on
Where I’m from it’s 2 kisses. Between guys it’s a handshake but if it’s a close friend or family member it’s 1 kiss and a hug (not really a full hug, just a tap)
faramaobscena on
I can confirm this is a thing in Romania.
Vector_Strike on
Anglos & Germanics don’t know what they’re missing
dminaum on
i don’t know if this map is misleading. see, in Russia women are used to cheek kissing only if they are really close, like sisters/mother and daughter/best friends.
when I started living in Spain, I had to cheek kiss almost every woman that I met, even if it’s my first time seeing them. and I’m a guy!
Ovvr9000 on
I am an American. One time a visiting Brazilian lady kissed my neck in greeting. I have never been so knocked off balance as in that moment. Fortunately, my wife was amused.
ask0u9 on
In middle east it is different and thier is to types of it. The first one and the most common one is cheek to cheek and the second one is nose to nose.
Satfoun on
Which cheek
Hot_Routine7505 on
You don’t see a lot of diagonal lines on these maps
JoseT90 on
Very common in South Americq
grownask on
I’m from Brazil. I lived in California/USA for 6 months and I was very surprised people don’t cheek kiss there as a greeting.
I remember how freaked out a friend of mine was when I hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek on his birthday. So funny.
killer22250 on
In slovakia we were cheek kissing when we visited our grandma so yes we do this here also
ButterscotchFormer84 on
Hmm. Cheek kissing is quite common in the UK too
Rabarbrablader on
Not common in Russia at all.
prandb on
Where is the introvert map
Unhung_Zero on
Missing my mother-in-laws house in Clarkston, MI
SirRefo on
Common greeting between family members and friends, not complete strangers especially if the opposite gender.
LakerBeer on
You should add Quebec even though it is not a country.
martinepinho on
Oh boy, I (a Mexican man) never had a more awkward moment than trying to greet a Japanese girl with a kiss on the cheek, 21 year old me learnt a lesson on cultural differences that day
Technicalhotdog on
Seems to be a Mediterranean thing
Chrschtschow on
It is common in Austria
not_fallingforthis on
It’s so unfortunate to live in a country where kissing as a greeting is so common when you hate it with a passion. I feel unwell even when someone slightly touches me, let alone this dumb kissing shit. Everyone here thinks I’m extremely cold and rude.
mightyfty on
This map is probably so wrong. Im from Sudan and we never kiss as a greet
Gleeful-Corsair on
What about lip kissing as a greeting / goodbye? My Hungarian grandma would always want to kiss on the lips when I was a little boy and I hated that shit so much. It was gross to me, my mom would also want to do that but I would throw a fit, I’m not really a fan of touch so this cultural touchy feely stuff always ticked me off, to this day even giving people a hug feels laborious and I know it’s supposed to be natural.
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It would be interesting to see where the greeting is one kiss and where is two kisses
Central Europe: Nah too personal
r/countablepixels
I’m from the Netherlands.
It’s barely done by younger people anymore. And thank god for that!
Like seriously people, don’t just start kissing someone!
It’s common in Quebec, too. Not every country is a monoculture.
In Poland, some older people still do this. However, I remember this just from my childhood nowadays it’s pretty rare. I can’t even imagine a younger person doing it today.
I am from Kazakhstan. Literally never have seen anyone kissing each other as a greeting, except maybe some weird couples.
OP probably saw too much of Brezhnev’s kissing greetings which even at his time was considered weird as fuck
Pretty common in Austria too at least among younger people…
This is incorrect, nobody is greeting other men on the cheek in Mexico.
Not common in Ukraine at all
Can confirm for Romania. A kiss for every cheek. Usually between relatives, close girl friends, on some occassions, etc. Both when coming in the house and when leaving.
As a russian, no, it’s not a thing here. And judging by the comments, this map is full of shit
Kisses are common in Rio de Janeiro. Not in the hole country.
This map can be upgraded: Countries where cheek kissing as a greeting is gender neutral and where it is not. Most of the Asian and African countries in this map will be in the 2nd category.
Where I’m from it’s 2 kisses. Between guys it’s a handshake but if it’s a close friend or family member it’s 1 kiss and a hug (not really a full hug, just a tap)
I can confirm this is a thing in Romania.
Anglos & Germanics don’t know what they’re missing
i don’t know if this map is misleading. see, in Russia women are used to cheek kissing only if they are really close, like sisters/mother and daughter/best friends.
when I started living in Spain, I had to cheek kiss almost every woman that I met, even if it’s my first time seeing them. and I’m a guy!
I am an American. One time a visiting Brazilian lady kissed my neck in greeting. I have never been so knocked off balance as in that moment. Fortunately, my wife was amused.
In middle east it is different and thier is to types of it. The first one and the most common one is cheek to cheek and the second one is nose to nose.
Which cheek
You don’t see a lot of diagonal lines on these maps
Very common in South Americq
I’m from Brazil. I lived in California/USA for 6 months and I was very surprised people don’t cheek kiss there as a greeting.
I remember how freaked out a friend of mine was when I hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek on his birthday. So funny.
In slovakia we were cheek kissing when we visited our grandma so yes we do this here also
Hmm. Cheek kissing is quite common in the UK too
Not common in Russia at all.
Where is the introvert map
Missing my mother-in-laws house in Clarkston, MI
Common greeting between family members and friends, not complete strangers especially if the opposite gender.
You should add Quebec even though it is not a country.
Oh boy, I (a Mexican man) never had a more awkward moment than trying to greet a Japanese girl with a kiss on the cheek, 21 year old me learnt a lesson on cultural differences that day
Seems to be a Mediterranean thing
It is common in Austria
It’s so unfortunate to live in a country where kissing as a greeting is so common when you hate it with a passion. I feel unwell even when someone slightly touches me, let alone this dumb kissing shit. Everyone here thinks I’m extremely cold and rude.
This map is probably so wrong. Im from Sudan and we never kiss as a greet
What about lip kissing as a greeting / goodbye? My Hungarian grandma would always want to kiss on the lips when I was a little boy and I hated that shit so much. It was gross to me, my mom would also want to do that but I would throw a fit, I’m not really a fan of touch so this cultural touchy feely stuff always ticked me off, to this day even giving people a hug feels laborious and I know it’s supposed to be natural.
It’s three times in Serbia. Check out Jokic from Nuggets
[https://www.tiktok.com/@bxbhoops/video/7243779121816407342](https://www.tiktok.com/@bxbhoops/video/7243779121816407342)
Map is wrong, I live in Poland and they give three kisses on the cheeks regardless of gender or age.
half the world agrees; it isn’t gay to give the homies a lil smooch
Always find it strange that New Zealand is in the wrong place on these maps.
I have kissed so many Chileans
South Germany also – North Germany never!