Cheek kissing

Cheek kissing is a social greeting in which people touch cheeks, sometimes making a kissing sound or kissing the air beside the other person’s face.

La bise: A French greeting involving one or more cheek kisses, with customary patterns that vary by region. It is a well-known regional form of cheek-kissing with locally variable rules.
Greeting: A social act that acknowledges another person or opens an interaction. Cheek kissing is one culturally patterned form of greeting.
Handshake: A greeting or agreement gesture in which two people clasp and move hands. It is a familiar greeting that keeps faces and bodies farther apart.
Kissing: The act of touching another person or object with the lips, often as an expression of affection or greeting. Cheek kissing adapts kissing into a conventional social greeting.
Besamanos: A Spanish greeting or gesture of respect in which someone kisses another person’s hand. It contrasts cheek greetings with a formal Spanish greeting centered on the hand.
Affection: A feeling of fondness or care expressed toward another person. A cheek greeting can communicate affection among family members and friends.
Hug: An embrace in which people wrap their arms around one another. It is another touch-based greeting, usually involving more sustained body contact.
Greeting customs: Socially learned practices for acknowledging people at the beginning of an encounter. Regional greeting customs shape cheek-kissing patterns and expectations.
Air kiss: A gesture that mimics a kiss without the lips touching the other person. It is a common way to perform cheek-kissing without facial contact.
Etiquette: Rules and conventions governing socially appropriate behavior in particular settings. Expectations about whom to kiss and how many times are matters of etiquette.

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