[BITList] Vous et Tous

[fredmno at aol.com]

Hi Hugh,
?????????? of course we have the same as Denmark here re vous and tous, vous is informal and tous for close friends, BUT tous always for children. I well remember all my aunts, and I had bucket fulls of those, sadly down to two now, enveloping us as children and the kisses were full on, not on the cheek or anything like that. On one of my late mothers visits here we'd been invited out too lunch to friends of ours and I'd said to Mum now wait until they approach you and if they proffer a hand take it but if they lean forward just kiss them lightly on both cheeks and then step back, none of this Lancastrian full on stuff, be warned. Needless to say the husband bent forward first and before you could say,? 'for Christs sake no mother' his head had all but disappeared, needless to say his wife shot her hand forward quickly, its still referred to here as the day Henri disappeared momentarily!
??????????????????????????????? BR Fred
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