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OnlinePoker

(5,716 posts) Tue Mar 19, 2019, 04:40 PM Mar 2019

Is it right for a male politician to kiss subordinates on the cheeks while congratulating them? [View all]

I ask because I noticed Justin Trudeau does this all the time. He shakes men's hands, but with women he kisses both cheeks and often gives rubs up and down the arm. It doesn't seem like a correct thing to do in this day and age.

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Is it right for a male politician to kiss subordinates on the cheeks while congratulating them? [View all] OnlinePoker Mar 2019 OP

i think thats a cultural thing... samnsara Mar 2019 #1

LOL - that was my first thought. Please . . . Justin . . . kiss me! Vinca Mar 2019 #11

That's a normal gesture in several cultures jberryhill Mar 2019 #2

Indeed. Chin music Mar 2019 #27

Even though I'm a strong, independent woman forthemiddle Mar 2019 #3

Lots of countries have the cultural kissing on both cheeks behavior lunatica Mar 2019 #4

The male politician should kiss only male subordinates .. on the cheek or wherever. Srkdqltr Mar 2019 #5

Perfectly normal in Europe (n/t) leftynyc Mar 2019 #6

Different cultures, different customs. Arkansas Granny Mar 2019 #7

The French have done this for many years. Women also spooky3 Mar 2019 #14

Russian men used to do that a lot: dalton99a Mar 2019 #21

Interesting--this is different in that they are kissing on the miuth spooky3 Mar 2019 #22

I don't want to be kissed by anybody but family. Croney Mar 2019 #8

I'd say it depends. Igel Mar 2019 #16

You make some thoughtful points. Croney Mar 2019 #19

Bec or Bec Bec, p'tit bec OneBlueDotBama Mar 2019 #9

Normal. Karadeniz Mar 2019 #10

Cultural. Canada reflects many European sensibilities. Stinky The Clown Mar 2019 #12

I'm a straight male. I'd let him kiss me. LuckyCharms Mar 2019 #13

Send your online dating profile to the Prime Minister's Office! True Dough Mar 2019 #26

cultural thing... 912gdm Mar 2019 #15

Cultural thing. MrsMatt Mar 2019 #17

What about an observant Muslim woman? Croney Mar 2019 #18

We have Muslims in our town. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #20

That seems to reinforce cultural isolation for the women exboyfil Mar 2019 #29

As long as its not the butt cheeks. milestogo Mar 2019 #23

If you don't know the person, no, a handshake is the way to go. I've spent years of my working life OnDoutside Mar 2019 #24

I suspect it depends on the culture and I would bet that many of the politicians karynnj Mar 2019 #25

Yes. Iggo Mar 2019 #28

Well let me ask you this. Is it ok for a Congressman (Devin Nunes) to plant his lips on Cousin Dupree Mar 2019 #30

I don't like huggers and kissers exboyfil Mar 2019 #31

yes SuperCoolPoster Mar 2019 #32