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Originally Posted by houston
A kiss is a kiss... as eastern cultures still embrace the practice.
Even Mexicans kiss each other on the face.
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What do Eskimos do?
Paul did not define the manner in which a kiss is to be performed, except that it must be "holy". Russians kiss on the cheeks, some don't even actually make contact, more of a near-cheek brush-by, but some do a full on the lips kiss.
Some cultures greet by kissing the hand, and sometimes its not even a lips-to-hand kiss.
The particular manner of greeting someone with a kiss is culture and relation dependent. A simple hug with one's cheek near the other's qualifies.
In Roman society there were various types of kisses, regulated by Imperial law, used as greetings. Paul simply said it was, for Christians, to be holy.