.

Useless Paris Blog Saturday, July 25, 2009 My husband goes to work each morning and kisses several women. This isn't because we have an open relationship, but because he is French, and when you work in a French office, this is what you do. You don't just hunker down and work, first you do the rounds and say hello to everyone, and if you are male and they are female, you do the bise or kiss each other on the cheek 2, 3, or 4 times, depending on what region you are in. If it's a guy you shake hands. If you are female, you are out of luck, you have to kiss everyone. There are ways of avoiding this, of course, you can rush in and sort of wave and just kiss the people you work with who sit near you. I'm a freelancer, and at the moment I work at an international organization, so I rarely have to deal with kissing people in work situations. I've often thought, however, that there's a lot to be said for this custom. I've wondered what it would be like if people in ...