A few years back I attended an office party and found a couple of young men guarding the front door. They acted like a funnel - grabbing each young woman as she passed through the door. Before the the woman knew what was happening, she was given a welcoming "social kiss" that involved inspecting her tonsils with their tongues.

Apparently I'm not the only person who feels uncomfortable with this sort of behavior. In a hilarious Dave Barry style article in The Dominion Post of New Zealand, Linley Boniface shares her thoughts on the subject:

A German study found that most people aim for the right cheek, presumably because they're right handed. Perhaps that's why so many left-handed people like me end up delivering a head butt, rather than a kiss.

Also, what's the etiquette if your kiss leaves someone smeared with lipstick? Are you allowed to spit on their cheek and wipe it off with your elbow? Or should you just ignore it, and leave them to be baffled by the jocular glances of passersby for the rest of the day?

Source: Dominion Post