Germans: Workplace kissing is terrorism

German organization which advises

on etiquette says

greeting colleagues with a kiss

is form of terrorism

A German organization, The Knigge Society, which advises on etiquette and social behavior, says the practice of greeting colleagues and business partners with a kiss on the cheek is uncomfortable for many Germans, and even a “form of terrorism,” the BBC reports.

Watch that tongue Abdullah

Knigge Society chairman, Hans-Michael Klein, says he has received concerned emails from workers on the issue. He advises them to insist on the traditional handshake.

“People say this is not typical German behavior — it has come from places like Italy, France and South America,” Klein told the BBC, adding that “we have to protect people who don’t want to be kissed.

“So we are suggesting that if people don’t mind it, they announce it with a little paper message placed on their desk.”

Klein goes so far as to refer to kissing in the workplace as “a form of terror,” and he suggests to a “social distance zone” that should be observed.

“The suspicion for many remains that there is, or may be, an erotic component to the kissing.

“Kissing simply gets on the nerves of many at work. It is a form of terror.

“In business the handshake is considered the correct greeting ritual. Stand apart from one another approximately 60 centimeters and shake.”

The Knigge Society, named after the German term for a guide to good manners, is based in a castle 80km from Dortmund in western Germany.

It has reportedly previously ruled on the correct way to end a relationship via text message, and how to deal with a runny nose in public.

Keep your distance buddy

 
There are some cheeks I would definitely kiss, and some hands I wouldn’t want to shake. Sounds like the “Kissing Hello” Seinfeld episode. Kissing is terrorism if you are intimidated by human contact.
 

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