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Frank van den Eeden · 06-26-2008, 03:09 PM

FRENCH kisses ?

They probably learned that from the Belgians too !

Hebe · 06-26-2008, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank van den Eeden

Hebe,
for a nice meal
there's no place like home
and I'm sure your fries are more than just OK !
(Wish I could come over and try them...maybe if Joel the Detective comes up with good airline prices, who knows ?)
ciao, so long !
Frank.

Thank you so much Frank I look forward to having your visit. I will make sure that you and your dear family will have a wonderful time in Cararcas. Fortunally, my mother is an expert cook and she will help me prepare a special dish for you. Hope you can make that trip soon

Kind regards
Hebe

lauracipolla · 06-26-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank van den Eeden

FRENCH kisses ?

They probably learned that from the Belgians too !

Frank! I was expecting the informed comments, the knowledgeable information that would make us all gasp with awe--- well, I will have to wait for other forum experts, apparently!

lauracipolla · 07-02-2008, 05:07 PM

Hmmm... no experts came to my rescue. Or maybe they're such gentlemen that they don't "kiss and tell"...

In any case, I was still wondering and all I could find was a comment by a French person saying that "French kiss" is an expression invented by the American soldiers who came to liberate Paris during WWII. They were surprised by the sexual liberty of French women at that time and came back to the U.S. with this famous expression.

This person also commented that in France, of course, you just say "kiss", and if you talk about having kissed someone, you most probably mean a "French kiss", unless you're 10 -or you make it clear, "I kissed him, no tongue".

I also read that in some parts of the world it's considered gross, or bad manners, to French-kiss in public (too private, almost like having ***), and in some countries it's even forbidden by law.

There's a nice article about the subject in Wikipedia...

A (virtual, friendly) kiss to all,
Laura

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Frank van den Eeden Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Antwerp/Belgium Age: 63 Posts: 334 Rep Power: 433	FRENCH kisses ? They probably learned that from the Belgians too ! __________________ beste groeten - sinc�res salutations - kindest regards - atentamente - mit freundlichen Gr��en

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07-02-2008, 05:07 PM	#14
lauracipolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: I'm from La Plata, Argentina Posts: 316 Rep Power: 451	Hmmm... no experts came to my rescue. Or maybe they're such gentlemen that they don't "kiss and tell"... In any case, I was still wondering and all I could find was a comment by a French person saying that "French kiss" is an expression invented by the American soldiers who came to liberate Paris during WWII. They were surprised by the sexual liberty of French women at that time and came back to the U.S. with this famous expression. This person also commented that in France, of course, you just say "kiss", and if you talk about having kissed someone, you most probably mean a "French kiss", unless you're 10 -or you make it clear, "I kissed him, no tongue". I also read that in some parts of the world it's considered gross, or bad manners, to French-kiss in public (too private, almost like having ***), and in some countries it's even forbidden by law. There's a nice article about the subject in Wikipedia... A (virtual, friendly) kiss to all, Laura

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