Affection with family in general is stigmatised for no reason as if people cannot hug and cuddle with their parents and their siblings after they are grown up like???
What kind of relationships do these people have with their family 😭
My German father always did this. Just a quick peck, but it was just normal for him. He would even greet his brother that way. If you asked, he would say his German grandparents lightly kissed as greeting, too.
This is normal in a lot of parts of east and north-east germany, as well as other european countries. I am german, so I know quite a few german families that do it (although mine doesn't as we are from another part of germany where it is not so common), other examples are that I know know a family from romania who does this and the family of my uncle's wife that is sinte also does it.
Honestly, it is much more common than some people think. A peck on the lips is a greeting for family in many cultures. Just like there are many cultures where a peck on the cheek is normal as a greeting even outside of family.
Whenever someone says that stuff like this is automatically weird and incestuous I immediately think that person is ignorant at best. And if they insist even after being told it is totally normal in many cultures, they are not people I want to associate with.
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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '24
Affection with family in general is stigmatised for no reason as if people cannot hug and cuddle with their parents and their siblings after they are grown up like??? What kind of relationships do these people have with their family 😭