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MAINEiacMISTRESS -> RE: Do ladies find hand kissing charming or weird? (2/7/2013 7:02:59 AM)
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ORIGINAL: MsSaintClaire
It was charming the way the did in 18 th century but I guess not anymore. The charm's gone. Who will kiss my hand now? A taxi driver? Some pisshead in the subway on his way to work?? Yuk.. It used to express style and education and wealth but not anymore.
Well, I couldn't really vote because there wasn't a third option. I find it charming AMONG FRIENDS, done playfully, but not if they actually make Lip-to-Hand contact...YUCK! I don't want someone's saliva on My hand (cold sore germs, viruses, ewww).
In Victorian times ladies usually wore gloves, so it was the glove the man kissed, going through the motion itself as a sign of respect was the point. Incidentally, men were expected to remove their own glove as a matter of etiquette, while the woman kept hers on.
The best hand kissers stop just short of actually touching lip-to-hand and do it rather like a Salute, lowering their face to the hand, done with a little flare. Also, as with ANY body touching it has to be WITH PERMISSION. Without permission it's a trespass, and the man is taking liberties with a woman's personal space. I don't like to be touched, so if a man just GRABS My hand, the other hand will be teaching him NOT to.
So, I guess My vote would be 50/50 since I agree with both. :/
--MM
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