Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement ("Homme et femme devant un tas d'excréments") is a 1935 oil painting on copper by Joan Miró. The painting was made on a piece of copper in the week between 15 and 22 October 1935. Miró said that the subject resulted from trying to represent the tragedy and torture of the Spanish Civil War. The painting was one of twelve known as the "Wild Paintings". Half of these were painted on copper whilst the remaining six were on the type
Cheek kissing and relatives. Cheek kissing between males is very common. However, cheek kissing between a male and female is usually considered inappropriate, unless within the same family; e.g. brother and sister, or if they are a married couple. Some exceptions to this are liberal areas within cities in some of the more liberal Arab countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Tunisia, where cheek kissing is a common greeting between unrelated males and females in most communities. The Lebanese custom has become the norm for non-Lebanese in Lebanese-dominated communities of the Arab diaspora. Normally in Lebanon, the typical number of kisses