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Hey Sharon73, welcome to the group  Yes, that single kiss and a hug meant that the person who receives them has the cooties :jeje:  Just a welcome joke for ya!!! Seriously, my Madrile�a gal says that if they were men that did the one kis and hug thing, that could explain it but normally hugs here are not too common. I do not think it meant anything at all, 6 of one, half dozen of the other. Saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12233 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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Hey Sharon73, no problem, glad to help. It is not anything bad, no fear. I am surprised no Spaniards have popped in here to give your their take on this  Oooooohhhh Spaniards... where aaaaaaarrrrrreeee yooouuuuuu? Saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12233 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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Hey madsue, not to get too off topic here but cooties are like having the "icky-yucky-doody disease Jejejeje, I hereby defy any 5 year old to describe them better :jeje: :jeje: :jeje: Ok, if ya wanna get more technical, I found this post on a forum at www.mezine.net/dearid/archive.php?columnid=17 ... quote: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "cootie" as body louse. And here's how they define body louse: a louse feeding primarily on the body; especially : a sucking louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) feeding on the body and living in the clothing of humans -- called also cootie.
So you might be led to believe that people with cooties have a lousy body, but that's not always the case. Cooties are a syndrome affecting most pre-pubescent boys and girls. They are invisible agents that make each gender think the other is gross, and this is why you see boys on one side of the playground at recess and girls at the other.
Once puberty hits (sometimes much earlier for girls), these very same invisible agents called cooties (Pediculus humanus humanus) turn into love bugs (Ridiculous humanus humanus), a close relative of influenza. Later on in life, the invisible agents evolve even further and cause otherwise rational men to utter inane lines like "What's Your Sign" and "What's a pretty girl like you doing in a place like this." And women are therefore unwittingly accurate when they turn to their girlfriends and mutter, "What a sucking louse."
I like my definition MUCH better Sharon73, back to the one kiss and a hug thing. I was watching a VERY Spanish TV show last night and at various points during the program, I observed that 2 men gave one cheek kiss and a hug/pat on back as you have described seeing on your trip. I had not noticed much before but probably because I was not looking for it. So, I would have to agree with Ena and say it is primarily a "guy thang". Did you notice if those in your travel group who did this were men or not? Saludos, jer...
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Hey Sharon73, sounds like a mystery then quote: By the way, bet you had no idea your cooties comment would cause such a stir!
Jejejeje, nah, usually happens when I let go an "Americanism" and a Brit on the board gets hold of it  Saludos, jer...
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