Two Kisses from French Girls is Required

hormiga33 from has written 2 comments

I guess you're liking living in San Pedro?

I dont know why people like traveling so much )

Have fun!

vernath from has written 2 comments

Why did i invited you to my party?
Because i really enjoy your company!!!!
It was a pleasure to have you!
2kisses
Nathalie

what do you want to say? or just show how is you a lucky man.

Gadget from has written 916 comments

I am not lucky because I got two kisses, I am a lucky man because I understand that French culture gives two kisses. I also know in Thailand that I am suppose to give a high Y as a form of respect and in the USA I shake their hand with a firm grasp and look them in the eyes.

Do you know how to say hello to your world properly?

Asiabill from has written 258 comments

Finally forwarded your blog adress to a few hundred of my yahoo contacts so hope your readership gets a bump. Will do the same with our msn contacts soon. So here's one for you which nationality says hello or goodbye with 3 kisses? the Dutch? or Danish? or ? It's great to cross paths with people at private parties you share a similar mindset and enhance your energy.

Guess I still feel more comfortable with hugging friends than the European habit of kissy cheek. Still find giving firm handshakes and eye contact a way of getting my first impression of someone I meet or am introduced to at any social gathering. On our last trip to Hawaii to visit our daughter we were introduced to a 30 y.o. guy she was dating who gave the limpest handshake I can remember so before leaving I couldn't help sharing the fact with our daughter and the impression it gave me. I was happy to hear a few weeks later she stopped dating the guy.

In some areas of France, it's 3 kisses or even 4 and sometimes, it's a social thing when saying hello like "Oh 3 kisses ? Where are you from ?" "In my hometown it's actually 4..." etc. etc.
(I'm French so it's firsthand cultural info)

Andy, I think you said somewhere in your blog you weren't aiming to please when writing. I read extensive parts of it these last few weeks. Very thought-provoking, in subtle ways, sometimes days after reading a particular post. How often does that happen in a world of immediate gratification ?
Keep on not pleasing and feeding thoughts in your own unique style.

Tolkien (Lord of the Rings) wrote a verse that comes to mind: All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.

Best,
Anne

Gadget from has written 916 comments

I had a friend say, you are trying to provoke, while in reality I believe honest thoughts are provocative, I am honest, therefore I am inherently provocative, I am trying to be honest, seems to be as rare as common sense.

Yes that's how I meant it. The fact that your thoughts are honestly yours and yours alone (not what a reader might either expect or want to read on a travel blog) is precisely makes your blog food for thought. In a rare and interesting way.

I particularly enjoyed your vision of Togo.