Kissing in the office

[mudskipper]

Continental colleagues visiting. Lots of air kissing all round. What's wrong with a good old fashioned handshake?

[MarillionFan]

Continental colleagues visiting. Lots of air kissing all round. What's wrong with a good old fashioned handshake?

High fives, whooping and chest bumps in my office followed by a chant 'USA USA USA'

I hate getting a coffee in the morning.

[SimonMac]

Continental colleagues visiting. Lots of air kissing all round. What's wrong with a good old fashioned handshake?

Ok then

[MaryPoppins]

The programme manager on my previous contract used to kiss everyone good morning. I ran out of places to hide in the end, so had to leave.

Tosser.

[mudskipper]

High fives, whooping and chest bumps in my office followed by a chant 'USA USA USA'

I hate getting a coffee in the morning.

They're called moobs.

[d000hg]

Continental colleagues visiting. Lots of air kissing all round. What's wrong with a good old fashioned handshake?

Snog them on the lips and feign confusion when they look upset.

The programme manager on my previous contract used to kiss everyone good morning. I got rumbled for returning to the back of the queue for extras and had to leave

ftfy?

[mudskipper]

High fives, whooping and chest bumps in my office followed by a chant 'USA USA USA'

I hate getting a coffee in the morning.

In my previous gig, I remember a guy arriving from the states, bursting into the portacabin that housed me and a dozen Indian guys and announcing "Hey, I'm here!" Even he was slightly phased by the complete non-reaction of his audience. In the end I took pity and muttered, "Hi".

[DimPrawn]

In my previous gig, I remember a guy arriving from the states, bursting into the portacabin that housed me and a dozen Indian guys and announcing "Hey, I'm here!" Even he was slightly phased by the complete non-reaction of his audience. In the end I took pity and muttered, "Hi".

I've seen that porno I think?

[norrahe]

In cloggers it's lots of hand shakes and then 3 kisses on birthdays for colleagues.

[northernladuk]

Continental colleagues visiting. Lots of air kissing all round. What's wrong with a good old fashioned handshake?

It's a tough one this. I have worked with many countries in Europe and the MEA over the last 3 years and it is a minefield trying to decide what to do when meeting colleagues, particularly when dealing with countries that have a strong culture and respect is key like Middle Eastern ones.

Knowing who to kiss on the cheek which is the norm in Algeria/Morocco and very offensive to ladies from Egypt, and who to shake hands with is an utter nightmare.

I tend to just wait until they make their move first, if they stick their hand out then great, if they move in then offer a cheek up.... oh yeah, and don't forget some people do one cheek, some do both... Jesus...