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Do formal greetings require kisses?

With Michael Rosen is linguist Dr Laura Wright and Andy Scott, a former diplomat who has written a book about the origins and psychology of greetings, called One Kiss or Two? They discuss the different number of cheek kisses require throughout the world, and the idea of a ‘kissing inflation’.

First broadcast on Word of Mouth, 16 January 2018

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