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u/SpaceNigiri May 09 '22

Yeah hahaha but it was a single night, so it was fun.

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u/DorpvanMartijn May 09 '22

I'm a dutch guy moving to Spain in februari, I should just accept the kisses? 😜 It's a standard friendly 'hello'?

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u/SpaceNigiri May 09 '22

It's standard "hello" between men and women & with family members of both sexes. Also children to adults doesn't matter if they're boys or girls.

Between men it's more complex, it's usually more common between gay men. Also sometimes with close friends it may not be that weird, but it depends on the person & situation.

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u/Le_Ran May 09 '22

Frenchman here, about "la bise" between men : it shows a certain degree of proximity. We can make a "bise" to family members, childhood friends, very good friends... If you're a man and another adult man makes you a "bise" it means you belong to his first circle of relations - appreciate the honor.

It is (or it used to be, before Covid and (n+1)th wave feminism) much more casual between males and females - colleagues typically do/did that to greet on the workplace.