re: #53 ladycatnip

#40 Killgore Trout

So they’ve held hands and now they’re kissing…

Both are common in that region. Holding hands connites friendship. I lived there and even though holding hands creeped me out it meant nothing but friendship. And as far as cjeek kissing goes, that is a tradition of respect that extends into Europe as well. Nothing conveyed other than respect and friendship.