In England it is acceptable to kiss children other than your own on the lips. In Spain it is not.
In England it is not a rare occurrence to see parents kissing their children on the
lips, and also grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and even people
outside the family.
In Spain almost everybody greets with two kisses, one on each
cheek. Kissing on the lips is generally reserved for romantic
relationships. Thus, kissing children on the lips is often frowned upon,
particularly when they are not your own children, as it is understood
that some parents kiss their children on the lips.
Welcome to my blog. Here I want to discover what it is like to have two languages in everyday life. The section on inter-cultural communication derives from a challenge I had from one of my teachers at my MA to record the cultural differences I observed between England and my native Spain, and to consider the reasoning behind the different behaviours. The section on languages and emotions (teresabamforth.blogspot.com) derives from a conversation I had with my father (see the first post).
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