Comment on Are there any cultures where kissing is taboo?

• s@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  How do I tell my kids that I can’t give them a firm handshake goodnight anymore?

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  • IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    With a fistbump.

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  • mech@feddit.org ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How will your kids negotiate their household chores and allowance if they can’t give you a firm handshake?

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• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Transfers, yes, but if you’re careful, those germs on your hands will never get to your face, but a kiss is direct infection.

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• arin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  herpes and EBV are more common from the mouth but wrestlers can spread herpes through hands as well.

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  • Photonic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I doubt you can get EBV from a kiss on the cheek. There’s usually some more tongue action involved.

    Herpes maybe.

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• FEIN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  id reckon that a handshake on the cheek might also transfer a sense of discomfort

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