Kissing is Evil

So I know that it is customary for friends to kiss each other on the cheek when they greet in France, I was prepared for that. What is so strange to me is seeing it happen not just during hellos.

On one of my last nights in New Jersey I went to a friend’s surprise birthday party. It was lovely and I was so glad to see him. There were a couple of guys who did that Italian mafia kind of thing where they kissed the head and I don’t know how to really explain it, it was just very mob like. None the less, it is funny because it was all in good fun.

When I was walking in the streets of Vallabregues I saw an 18 and 16 year old boy kiss each other hello (around 18 and 16). Now, it just makes me giggle, all tattooed leg and funky staged and they do this and it is normal. I cannot imagine seeing tattooed punks kissing left and right to say hello or to see 12-14 year old boys kissing each other hello. You can barely get them to touch your hand when meeting them with cooties and all.

I think that the weirdest kissing thing that I have come in contact with was during Auriane’s tennis match. Her opponent was late but when she arrived they kissed each other hello and then began to warm up and played. At the end of the three hour, intense, sweaty match the two girls got up real close to each other and kissed each other three times on the cheek. That is just evil! I mean you just lost to Auriane and now you have to get all up in her grill and touch her sweaty smelly face. I thought a handshake was bad enough….