Cheek kissing among relatives, including males. In parts of Central, South, and East Asia with predominantly Buddhist or Hindu cultures, or in cultures heavily influenced by these two religions, cheek kissing is largely uncommon and may be considered offensive, although its instances are now growing. Cheek kissing in Israel is widely common. It is typical for individuals to cheek kiss twice (one time on each cheek) when greeting and when saying goodbye, regardless of gender. It consists of cheek to cheek contact and the sound of a kiss to the air. Cheek kissing in the Arab world is relatively common, between friends
A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon new insights into either world, but how many new insights are there into the delusory realms of love and movies? This film, at least, charts the current course of such things pretty honestly." After the film was shown at the Stockholm International Film Festival, movie critic Susanne Ljung wrote, "This film should be obligatory pepping for all young women! Women's shaky way to independence both sexual and professional - is all too seldom portrayed as sensitively and penetratingly as in this film. Every woman who has come across the kind of man that is both kind and nice but way