# cheek-kissers--AHHHHH! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236 "2004-09-27T02:17:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236/21 "2004-09-29T06:09:38Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > [hijack]Does anyone still kiss their parents on the lips? I don’t mean like a big smacking kiss, but a little peck? Just curious.[/hijack] ??? Yes, of course. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236/22 "2004-09-29T12:34:47Z")
I agree with **calm kiwi** cept this is something done among friends. We do this whole air kiss and “dahling! how wonderful to see you! that outfit looks better every year! one of these days, it’ll be back in style!” thing with each other. I’d hate it or actual kisses on the cheeks from anybody else. Course, a certain burly gentleman gets full on the mouth til he turns blue kisses, but nobody else. A little Wednesday TMI just for you! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236/23 "2004-09-29T14:13:14Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > ??? Yes, of course. I wasn’t sure. I still regularly peck both my parents on the mouth, but most my friends don’t. I guess it varies family-to-family. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236/24 "2004-09-29T15:02:49Z")
Anybody slip their Dad a little tongue? No, no I didn’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236/25 "2004-09-29T15:09:23Z")
Well, if I were Angeline Jolie, it could happen. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236/26 "2004-09-29T16:13:25Z")
Cheek kissing always struck me as slightly pretentious, unless you live in a region where it’s the cultural norm. What _really_ bugs me is how a co-worker of mine will “hug” me, meaning she goes through the motions of a hug, but barely touches me. What the hell is the point of that? I usually just grab her and pull her into a big bear hug when she does it. Listen lady, if you’re going to hug, then _hug_! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236/27 "2004-09-29T19:24:28Z")
The norm here in London seems to be a kiss on the cheek as a greeting. Coming from Australia, I wasn’t used to kissing as a greeting, but now I’m expected to kiss most women I meet (plus the gay boys). I occasionally make the MWAH! sound, but it’s just a joke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kissers-ahhhhh/266236.md?page=1)