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Originally Posted by kscherer
Italy is a kissy country. Is that cultural amongst all age groups? I ask that because I do not know, and also because the average age of infection is over 60, which means older folks are also more likely to get the virus. Perhaps the younger Italians are less kissy than the older ones?
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Originally Posted by turtle
When I was in Italy in the late '90s it was still very much kiss the cheek thing. 20 years later I have no idea.
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The virus did not spread because of kissing unless the people kissing coughed at the same time... And Italy isn't the most kissy country in Europe. And it is a historical cultural phenomena, not some fad.