r/MapsWithoutNZ • u/monkey_with_anxiety • 7d ago
They’re a little confused, but they’ve got spirit
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u/TheFightingImp 7d ago edited 7d ago
Born in Melbourne and growing up in Australian society but within a Latino family, it was a culture shock with a no cheek-kiss greeting growing up.
Then, I started a job three years ago under an Italian manager as she's only moved to Australia five years ago and thus, I get culture shock in the other direction.
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u/kicksFR 7d ago
I feel here in Mexico it became a lot less common post pandemic. Also it’s only male-female or female-female. Never male-male.
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u/Slow_Literature1164 6d ago
Wow, here in Egypt it is only Male-Male or Female-Female. Except if they are related then Male-Female is also socially common
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u/Dogtor-Watson 5d ago edited 5d ago
I agree with that last bit, cheek kisses should never be used as greetings between men.
Men should kiss each other on the lips like real men and do it all the time, not just as a greeting.
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u/Xx-_mememan69_-xX 7d ago
In Morocco, Depends if it's between family or not, also women do it a lot lot more.
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u/ILSmokeItAll 6d ago
My Polish grandfather was always good for a kiss on the cheek. I miss those.
I’m a straight male, by the way.
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u/Aggravating_Voice573 4d ago
Im from puerto rico and i kiss close family members in the cheek make or female. Nothing wrong with that. Its just a custom.
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u/Chedderonehundred 5d ago
Take a look just underneath Australia. You will find a misplaced but still present New Zealand
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u/TARlK0 7d ago
I really hate cheek kissing. I don't know you, and you simply invade my personal space and kiss my face? I always hated that since I was a toddler
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u/Overall_Chemical_889 6d ago edited 6d ago
Personal space is a social construct. Is no difference than people that don't hug, Shak their Hands, or people that Kiss on the lips. In brazil there are a native group that not long ago couples did not kissed on the lips at all. And they all saided that it was grouse.
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u/Skeletor_with_Tacos 6d ago
Well people need to socially construct a larger bubble and give me more personal space.
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u/Raging-Badger 6d ago
Second degree homicide and cheek kissing as a greeting are both social constructs too
We can always socially construct a timeline of events that includes all three
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u/Overall_Chemical_889 6d ago
Second degree murder is not a simple social construct is a criminal type created by the law.
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u/Raging-Badger 6d ago
The law is a social construct as well
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u/Overall_Chemical_889 6d ago
Yes, i said it. But you see the difference of something that comoes from a normal culture practice and a thecnical category that is based in philosophy and science wich is used for dealing with people that did one of the sctions that most damage the social structure. Is like comparando farts with a explosion.
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u/Raging-Badger 6d ago
Well let’s forget the homicide part, since that was just a joke
How do you separate cheek kissing from personal space?
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u/Overall_Chemical_889 6d ago
I think cheek kiss is something expected. To someone kiss your cheek you have to put your head it foward. Its closer to shake hands than a hug. Is much easier to someone hig you of you don't want but is almost impossible to do it with the hands. That creat time to you not bother to this kind of touch much like what happen when you are at a doctor. That's why i said its a social construct. The north europeans societies think a mouth is a very personal thing when this is not a rule at all. In the end is just a part of your body like your hand. The same way we who kiss in the cheeks are not used with people fully naked like norse people do.
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u/Drutay- 7d ago
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