French companies and schools are bringing in kissing bans to try to stop the spread of swine flu.Skip related content
The peck on the cheek known as “la bise” – a traditional greeting in France – has been outlawed by large firms like insurance giant Axa, which has told employees to salute each other with a wave of the hand rather than a kiss or handshake.
Schools in the town of Guilvinec, in Brittany, western France, were the first to introduce a bise ban for teachers and students.
Mayor Helene Tanguy said: “I asked the children not to kiss anymore. I felt that the protections sought to wash hands regularly, not throw used handkerchiefs around, and not cough any old way had no meaning if we let the kids keep kissing.”…read more here
This seems pretty interesting, Is kissing ifound to be objectionable only due to health reasons? or there might be any other cause
For a moment I was shocked after reading the topic…as i’m a bit romantic. Topic seem to be funny but is a pragmatic solution to avoid the swine flu infection due to Physical contact with the effected person. There should be a huge awareness campaign among the masses about precautionary measures that can help them in avoiding disease.
As soon as they tell kids to not do something you can guess the very next thing they are going to do.
The whole swine flu seems to be dying down, I wonder if its due to people kissing less
ha ha ha…
Children are the beauty of life…i have 2 kids both baby boys…i used to be a tough and rude guy before my kids…and now…i love playing with them…in fact i love them as they are my generation and they really brought colors and many positive changes in my attitude and life…