tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post2943385282965457617..comments2023-12-25T14:00:45.830+02:00Comments on the maX files: Is it just me?Max-ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-25046541347245935872009-01-06T20:55:00.000+02:002009-01-06T20:55:00.000+02:00I guess it's not just guys who hate getting “mwah-...I guess it's not just guys who hate getting “mwah-ed”. I don't like it much either. The whole thing seems so superficial and forced!Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820059545503203362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-49150133895520463752009-01-02T00:49:00.000+02:002009-01-02T00:49:00.000+02:00Fairly popular here in Australia. About as meaning...Fairly popular here in Australia. About as meaningful as many other spoken greetings.Colin Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-63850242597650651722008-12-31T17:54:00.000+02:002008-12-31T17:54:00.000+02:00Swubird, I am not sure if this is culture or affec...Swubird, I am not sure if this is culture or affectation. It probably originated in France.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-24034417768015079462008-12-31T17:53:00.000+02:002008-12-31T17:53:00.000+02:00Nebuleux, let me know when you post itNebuleux, let me know when you post itMax-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-30692787936279108212008-12-31T17:36:00.000+02:002008-12-31T17:36:00.000+02:00Well my friedn, thanks for the little bit of cultu...Well my friedn, thanks for the little bit of cultural custom. Is mwah strictly an African custom? <BR/><BR/>Happy New Year.Swubirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009070690312312456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-60758102550543637602008-12-31T16:57:00.000+02:002008-12-31T16:57:00.000+02:00I may wind up performing a study for the sheer amu...I may wind up performing a study for the sheer amusement. Imagine, a dissertation on "The 'Muah' in Modern Society"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08568721302612349233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-52142028001873582912008-12-31T13:54:00.000+02:002008-12-31T13:54:00.000+02:00Andi, thanks for doing that it is quite a priveleg...Andi, thanks for doing that it is quite a privelege.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-18866662767202242732008-12-31T08:23:00.000+02:002008-12-31T08:23:00.000+02:00I have seen it done but never had it done to me. I...I have seen it done but never had it done to me. I think probably because when that starts I get a look on my face that says try it and i will hurt you lol. I actually do find that kind of thing rather fake and quite offensive. So no you aren't the only one.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650211890225683142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-85445914266697792432008-12-31T07:03:00.000+02:002008-12-31T07:03:00.000+02:00Sabrina, did I see There's Something about Mary - ...Sabrina, did I see There's Something about Mary - oh yes, with my teenage children. Enough said :) I was very funny though.<BR/>You have opened up a new range of possibilities - maybe I could howl like a dog or even bark or do someting totally wierd :)Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-17884137213486662462008-12-31T06:33:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:33:00.000+02:00Okay, have you ever seen "There's Something About ...Okay, have you ever seen "There's Something About Mary"? What you need to do is wear earmuffs like Warren did, and get a street rep mystique about you. You know, get some folks talking about how you get real crazy when someone tries to mwah you. Go nuts on some mwah-er and yell, "Tell your friends!" while they run down the street. Word will travel fast. Then you'll be safe. Thoughts?Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231810666848366627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-70119458759834374022008-12-31T06:24:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:24:00.000+02:00Corey, I like the idea of the wet sneeze, but the ...Corey, I like the idea of the wet sneeze, but the stiff arm really works :)Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-21536321848319529062008-12-31T06:22:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:22:00.000+02:00Sabrina, believe it, it is real very real :)Sabrina, believe it, it is real very real :)Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-30174195455848049822008-12-31T06:20:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:20:00.000+02:00Ralph, I think you may have the solution! A few we...Ralph, I think you may have the solution! A few well placed accidental head-butts, should get me off the hook :)Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-80233586275072592422008-12-31T06:17:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:17:00.000+02:00Amanda, it is good to see that I am not alone on t...Amanda, it is good to see that I am not alone on the boere tradition. If you had ever seen seen my Oom Gert you would have a better understanding of my motivation. Hy was baie lelik - iemand het sy neus plat geslaan.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-16700320039388426452008-12-31T06:13:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:13:00.000+02:00Awakening moon, that mwah thing is very prevalent ...Awakening moon, that mwah thing is very prevalent here, especially in the arty circles. It is here to stay,Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-73773006211791544392008-12-31T06:07:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:07:00.000+02:00Jen, it happens too quickly and catches you off gu...Jen, it happens too quickly and catches you off guard. Before you can blink an eye, it is over. I'll think of something though :)Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-72606951259012656462008-12-31T06:03:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:03:00.000+02:00Nebuleux, you may have a point there. It does scar...Nebuleux, you may have a point there. It does scare me! I wonder if some anthropologist will ever study this ritual.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-73207750361580126692008-12-31T06:02:00.000+02:002008-12-31T06:02:00.000+02:00A big, fat, wet fake sneeze will put a stop to tho...A big, fat, wet fake sneeze will put a stop to those mwahs real fast. Or if you disdain acting, just keep using the stiff arm. It works for football players here in the USA.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-13371027232368023272008-12-31T05:58:00.000+02:002008-12-31T05:58:00.000+02:00I didn't think people really did that...isn't that...I didn't think people really did that...isn't that just in the movies?Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231810666848366627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-90014645483268776052008-12-31T05:52:00.000+02:002008-12-31T05:52:00.000+02:00Just wanted to let you know that I nominated your ...Just wanted to let you know that I nominated your innocence lost post on Five Star Friday and it got picked! http://www.fivestarfriday.com/2008/12/five-star-friday-edition-34-return.htmlAndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783652571241657386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-35537523905605193632008-12-31T03:55:00.000+02:002008-12-31T03:55:00.000+02:00I'm not very good at that sort of thing either - u...I'm not very good at that sort of thing either - usually head-butt the person by mistake! We all prefer handshakes.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-67243329595292903192008-12-31T02:54:00.000+02:002008-12-31T02:54:00.000+02:00oi...it is veery french! Ag sies man, how could y...oi...it is veery french! Ag sies man, how could you cringe from a good old Boere-kiss on the lips!! (I detest it as well!!)amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457996011578872613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-86363275597721875302008-12-31T02:00:00.000+02:002008-12-31T02:00:00.000+02:00i'm from England and we do both the traditional ha...i'm from England and we do both the traditional handshake and the occasional mwah thing. I think the latter is more European than British!!!!CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983496542171341863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-7402011344466728652008-12-31T01:16:00.000+02:002008-12-31T01:16:00.000+02:00Just tell the offender that you have a rash on you...Just tell the offender that you have a rash on your cheek that he or she should avoid :-). <BR/><BR/>I'm in the States and I've never had it happen to me. Its probably a city thing.<BR/><BR/>JenNever Say Never Greyhoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001070229800933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-56039599726506934712008-12-31T00:17:00.000+02:002008-12-31T00:17:00.000+02:00We have that here in the States as well... quite t...We have that here in the States as well... quite the phenomena to avoid here as well. I believe it is a ritual to scare men.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08568721302612349233noreply@blogger.com