How do you greet relatives?

[sSsflamesSs]

Originally posted by anileve And to top it off I had to pour coffee a certain way so that the foam will remain on top, and not to spill it when I am carrying a tray to the living room.

Hehehe "kneres, serov chi"...pun intended.

[anileve]

Ha ha ha, you know...

[jahannam]

come on you guys... a little kissing won't hurt you.
the vocab you guys have used is wayy too exaggerated.
saliva? what the...? lol
I don't mind kissing relatives. we're about 15 people, so it's not that bad. so I triple kiss my grands, uncles and aunts and I hug my little cousins.
triple kissing is cool. It's this middle eastern tradition that I'd like to keep. it's got a cool sound to it too that goes mouah mouah mouah.
and you don't really have to put your mouth on their cheeks. I personally just touch cheeks and make the sound. HA!
but friends or acquaintances, I say hi with a nod and a smile...
sometimes may be hug my girlfriends? ...
handshaking is for guys (and scouts )

[spiral]

Rabiz guys who just haveeeeeee to kiss eachother in public are nasty.

so gay, with their jewlery, and they make the loudest smooching sound.


So one day, I was coming home from school (high school), and the street is alwayssss hectic traffic.

So finally cars start moving, and these two rabiz guy, each in their own car, going opposite directions suddenly stop their cars, in the middle of the street, like it's their granny's. get out, and kiss eachother, while allllll the people are waiting in backof them.


now thats what I call stupidity, at its peak.

[TJ]

thats the best xxxx in the world. two guys who are such good friends that they kiss each other. im not even joking here though. i admire that xxxx and i havent been on thos kind of terms with anyone but my godfather who is just the coolest mofo in the world i gotta kiss every time i see the guy. its all about love baby. open up your hearts and let the love flow in and dont xxxxx and moan cuz you have relatives coming over new years. thats what life is all about, to spend time with people you love. and you hsould be happy that you get to be host. you guys are turning into stupid americans with the no kiss thing, what is that please. kiss everyone damn.

[Anonymouse]

Originally posted by TigranJamharian thats the best xxxx in the world. two guys who are such good friends that they kiss each other. im not even joking here though. i admire that xxxx and i havent been on thos kind of terms with anyone but my godfather who is just the coolest mofo in the world i gotta kiss every time i see the guy. its all about love baby. open up your hearts and let the love flow in and dont xxxxx and moan cuz you have relatives coming over new years. thats what life is all about, to spend time with people you love. and you hsould be happy that you get to be host. you guys are turning into stupid americans with the no kiss thing, what is that please. kiss everyone damn.

I mean I can understand in terms of family kissing is okay, but when a friend or any other guy...I'm sorry but if another guy wants to lay lips smack on me he is either gay, or blind.

Youre obviously the "rabies, godfather" type of Armo that I was referring to.

Drop that damn habit will ya? Its not fitting.

[ckBejug]

Originally posted by spiral Well, I have somewhat of an overpopulated 'barekamutyun'
six aunts and five uncles, and they have kids, and their kids have kids, who are my age, or even older sometimes.

soooooooo, when we have a gathering, there's an awfulllll lot of kissing.

I usually greet my aunts, even the annoying one with a handshake and a kiss (I hated doing that when I was small, but my dad would give me a 2 hour lecture on shnork, and respect for elders) so now I do it not so willingly.

As for their husbands...sometimes I kiss them, sometimes I don't, whatever.

now, my unlces,- my mom's side, isn't too touchy feely, so they're cool, and I see them everyday, so no kissing needed. dad's side is another story.

And New Years is the worst. Armenian new years, is just horrible, especially for girls.

You set the damn table, its allll about the table lol

then guests come.

one family, with their annoying kids, who tear the house apart. They come in you have to kiss them allll, and sit at the dinner table. Family leaves after 30 mins to an hour max, because they need to go to allll the houses in one day. So you clear the table, and quickly put clean plates on the table., you barely finish washing the dishes from the previous guests, then ding dong, more guests have arrived. Sometimes, they all arrive at around the same time frame, so you're totally screwed, kiss, kiss, kiss, happy new year, kiss, happy new year, kiss, thank you, u too. kiss, kisss


Shoot me.


Do you guys do the same?

You said it, EXACTLY. Including the stuff about the older brother who needs someone at his beck and call. Oh yeah and the younger sister, poor baby (yes, even at 17, she's still the baby), who can't lift a finger... Ahhh middle child syndrome.

Then it gets awkward too when we have like straight from Haleb relatives who do the three kiss thing jahannam said and I'm done with the two and we have this I'm turning around they're still kissing the air stuff going on.

......and then there are the armenian 'family friends' you grow up seeing during the holidays, then comes the year that you're old enough to be shy around guys and you're like do i kiss him? do i shake his hand? awkward......!

[TJ]

Why are you that sexually insecure anon that you are afraid of kissing another guy that you love as a friend on the cheek? i think that shows more homosexuality than knowing that you are straight and that there is no problem with kissing a great friend on the cheek when you see him.

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by TigranJamharian Why are you that sexually insecure anon that you are afraid of kissing another guy that you love as a friend on the cheek? i think that shows more homosexuality than knowing that you are straight and that there is no problem with kissing a great friend on the cheek when you see him.

I agree with Tigran on this one. I don't think there's anything wrong about it at all. It's a way of thinking very present in North America (that guys should stay as far away from other guys), but it's not present in most cultures around the world.

[patlajan]

Originally posted by TigranJamharian Why are you that sexually insecure anon that you are afraid of kissing another guy that you love as a friend on the cheek? i think that shows more homosexuality than knowing that you are straight and that there is no problem with kissing a great friend on the cheek when you see him.

A male relative YES. A male friend NO.