In Latin America or Western Europe, in countries like Spain, France, and Italy, a kiss on the cheek is common among women, as well as among women and men who are not romantically involved. The cheek-kiss varies by region.
Sometimes it is just an air kiss blown past the face. In other places, the proper way of greeting is to deliver a kiss upon both cheeks, or sometimes even a triplet of kisses performed by kissing one cheek, then the other, then back to the first.
Latin American men are more likely to shake hands when greeting other men,but in some countries like Turkey, its not unusual for men who know each other well to exchange kisses on the cheek. Meanwhile, for the Maori people of New Zealand, a traditional greeting called the hongi involves pressing nosestogether.
So, from a global perspective, the new trend of teen hugging in America is not so new after all. People all around the world move in close to say hello,and Americans are just now joining in.
词汇:
touchy adj. 易怒的;敏感的
harassment n. 骚扰
triplet n. 三个一组;三件一套
注释:
1. touchy 的本意为易怒的、敏感的,这里用来指喜欢肢体接触的,标题意味美
国人越来越喜欢肢体接触了。
2. High-five:是美国文化手势的一种,并没有正式的中文名称,一般代表了庆祝成功
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