Weird Things that only Europeans Do!

[@MadamDum]

I've seen other people say it but it needs to be emphasized that Europe is a continent made up of very different countries with different behaviors! I'm from Ireland and we are so unlike many other European countries. It would be really interesting to see people from different European countries introduce their culture to you guys! (Maybe when covid-19 isn't as big of an issue)

[@shion3948]

Yeah! Refering to Europe as one same thing is a big generalization in most aspects. We're all literally so different

[@winonapurple7957]

I’m also from Ireland and yes slot of these things we don’t do

[@Maysoon3121]

I spent 6 years in Ireland and they love hugs and call u love i love it

[@jt_norway9129]

Omg! Jeg vil være med på det ! 😝☺️ Jeg er norsk og jeg elsker vafler. Kvikk lunsj er ikke KitKat 🥺 norsk kultur er rar og søt og snill og teit og alt det der. Hehe. Takk for oppmerksomheten, velkommen igjen! 🇧🇻

[@shion3948]

@@jt_norway9129 Im sorry but some words in Norwegian just look like you smashed the keyboard lol

[@DarkShadowsprite]

I love how conscious Heejae and Byungeun are of not wanting to trample on Nida's boundaries or have her be uncomfortable. It all worked out to be pretty funny though!

[@tigrannadimyan3767]

I love how shy and reserved Koreans are 😂. The kissing greeting is common in Europe, middle east and most of ex soviet countries

[@lana_354]

Yup in middle east everyone do it

[@hajartirari266]

Yeah also in north Africa

[@MrSlowFloww]

In most ex soviet countries men don't usually kiss each other for greeting. A hug is more than welcome, especially if they didn't see each other for a long time.

[@rawanda5976]

Yes they are very polite and shyy 🥺🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MiSt3300]

most ex soviet countries are in Europe

[@josie.m.d]

i'm from germany as well and about the umbrellas: it's rather rare seeing anyone with an umbrella lmao everytime it rains really hard the students that came by foot or bike make puddles on the ground, we're dropping as if we fell into a pool

[@noorxx2952]

TRUEE, when we arrive at school/ home our makeup is all ruined, clothes wet and its sooo cold.

[@aivi1646]

In germany we say: Du bist doch nicht aus Zucker😂😂😂

[@clexaline5730]

Same in france

[@my3moodsinmyprofilpicture374]

Ha ja

[@kaeyastittoucher973]

@@aivi1646 HAHAHAHA

[@elinb6267]

As previously mentioned it is a pretty common misconception that all European countries have the same cultural footprints but as a Swede I feel that there is a huuuge difference between every country. Obviously countries have been influenced as she mentioned in the video but as an example we don’t do the cheek greeting here at all. It would be really cool to see different sides of European cultures to debunk the misconceptions. I volunteer as tribute XD

[@1Jasmin]

Yeah when you look at all European countries I would say more like 50% don't do cheek kissing at all.

[@elinb6267]

@@1Jasmin yeah exactly there is such a difference between every country in general so it is hard to say that it is something that ”Europeans” do 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@LPallways18]

As a Latvian living in Ireland I can say kissing thing is something more typical to South Europe. Latvians are very introvert and distant people even when it comes to our own close ones. When I moved to Ireland and mixed with many other Europeans it was so natural to take over the greetings by hugging and cheek brushing (its not the actual kissing, no skinship actually) that when I went 2 Latvia and greeted my closest friends this way they were startled and confused at the beginning. Then they went with a flow.

[@laalyna]

And then its even different in what part of the country. Where I'm from in Germany no one really doas that cheek kiss greeting

[@grapefruitbierchen2141]

Its also totally new to me that we do this in germany LOL

[@raven_bard]

As someone who grew up with cheek kisses for greetings, seeing them so uncomfortable and awkward with this habit was a little surprising and a lot amusing. But good on them for being good sports about it.

[@Ari-qn6kn]

Yeah! I do it without thinking but it’s so funny seeing them struggle with the concept HAHA

[@saiden0512]

I grew up with cheek kisses as well always felt awkward and hated it lol

[@titania3528]

As a Greek person I never really thought much about the whole kiss greeting thing, I see that it's also different in between European countries. For example, here in Greece we do it 2 times, one kiss in each cheek, the Germany's way is really cute though🤗

[@urluv01]

As a German I can tell you that she kind of lied s bit there because Germans don‘t kiss as a greeting😂 It‘s more of a thing in Southern Countries tbh

[@NOTmyProblem...]

@@urluv01 true, I was like "wait, are you from the Germany I know??"

[@urluv01]

@@NOTmyProblem... sameee! Kisses have literally nothing to do with Germany

[@1Jasmin]

Germans don't do cheek kisses

[@jantube358]

German here and I don't know anyone doing that kiss as a greeting here. It looks rather French to me.

[@KarenMarielle]

In the Philippines, we also usually do that way of greeting especially with friends and relatives, we call it 'beso' (the word is actually Spanish but we say it that way too since we were colonized by Spain before and adapted a lot of culture and tradition and 'cheek kiss' or 'cheek-to-cheek' is one of them)

[@1MarkKeller]

Bisou in French

[@Link-vk8nv]

@@1MarkKeller non, c'est la bise, pas un bisou

[@1MarkKeller]

@@Link-vk8nv N'est-ce pas les deux?

[@kirbycarabeo708]

that's true. btw kumain kana ba? HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Link-vk8nv]

@@1MarkKeller mouais non, un bisou se fait au contact des lèvres, mais quand tu fais la bise, c’est joue contre joue. À la limite, tu fais un bisou dans le vent, mais c’est tout.

[@anamota3348]

Europe is very diverse, with many history and different cultures/customs. But It's very funny to see how they react to different behaviors. In Portugal the summer is longer and we have air conditioning almost everywhere. When it's raining is similar to Germany, we rarely wear umbrellas. To greet we give two kisses on the cheek, even if it is the first time we meet someone, It's a normal thing. It was very funny to see their reaction! Awesome video 😉😄

[@francescacat9218]

In Italy we use two kisses on cheeks ( it's actually a cheek to cheek but you have to make the "smack" sound) and it's considered a friendly greeting even between a boy and a girl, so you don't use it like when you greet your boss. There are many variations of the greeting , you can do it with hug if it's a close person, you can just put the hand on the arm if the person is not that close or sometimes guys use to wrap the arm around the waist of the girl (usually in a flirty way ;) ). Unfortunally Covid changed many things but with closest people we still tend to be really physical. LOVE FROM ITALY

[@francescacat9218]

@Sonia IS Hermanos ❤️☺️

[@ilefab4545]

And we don't kiss everybody ... only people we already know

[@thecollector5243]

Germany here: air cons are reserved for hotels, hospitals and shops - very few private homes have them. Same in other European countries I have been to.

[@vonirgendwo6267]

Aber nur eine Woche heiß? In Österreich hab ich nicht gerade das Gefühl als hätten wir nur eine Woche Sommer^^' Und das obwohl wir so nahe aneinander leben. Kann das irgendwer bestätigen, dass DE nur eine Woche Sommerwetter hat?

[@AmokBR]

In some parts of Switzerland it’s illegal to have one :)

[@cyn.5283]

@@vonirgendwo6267 wir haben definitiv mehr als nur 1-2 Wochen Sommerwetter in Deutschland 😊 aber manche Leute die vielleicht erst bei 40°C anfangen zu schwitzen und die Hitze sehr gut abbekommen sehen das wahrscheinlich anders 👍😅

[@vonirgendwo6267]

@@cyn.5283 oh macht Sinn 😂

[@meritpt8385]

@@cyn.5283 ich schwitze schon im März, also für mich sind eher 6 Monate Sommer 😂

[@88Fircar88]

Thanks to coro virus this cultural thing in France is quite dead actually, and it's a huuuuge blessing for those who doesn't feel confident about doing it all the time when you meet someone at a party or a family meal, and I think especially for girls who used handshakes less than boys

[@marie-clairecamara3761]

Yes i was glad to know that because I don't really like to do that but it's no really REALLY dead cuz the girls at school are still doing that but outside of school not really so that is good

[@John_Bourdakos]

Yo thats actually kinda true, same with Greece. Even between close friends, hugs feel more awkard too for some reason, lol.

[@zezettelorina111]

I was also so happy that we don’t have to do it because I don’t really like doing it even if it’s just two times for me

[@selcouthkalopsia775]

Really? I'm in France it's extremely common and almost normal even if the coronavirus is around , at a moment it did decrease but now since the pandemic is getting long and cases aren't much people started doing it normaly lol as if they didn't even stop during the pandemic, so idk what are you saying,

[@Candy30498]

I hate kissing 😓

[@stellacharalambidou9412]

As a person who lives in Greece I must say summer here is NEVER ENDING

[@maria-kt1ey]

GIRL THAT'S BIG W, WINTER IS UNBEARABLE HERE

[@jasminkrieger8228]

@@maria-kt1ey in germany Winter isnt cold as Österreich hmm Polen oder Russland

[@jasminkrieger8228]

@@maria-kt1ey Deutschland has ok Winter

[@jiminschanelboot]

exactly lol

[@ManamiHanako]

Ikr I was born in Crete and there summers are unbearable, now I live in Belgium but when I go other there in summer all I do is laying down with the air con on😅

[@anacalheiros001]

🇧🇷 In Brazil, the rule is to kiss on the cheek when you meet someone; one, two or three, depending on the region of the country. It needs to be a formal presentation for us to limit ourselves to shaking hands.

[@phoenixpierlsberg3229]

Same in Spain

[@Bela_S2_]

They should bring Matheus (I don’t remember his surname but he participated on the “shine” channel), he is really charismatic and represents Brazil well.

[@loladubois7483]

Same in France, but 2, 3, or 4!

[@f4thai]

Same in the middle east

[@Aki_sekaii]

They should put together clips of Byungen getting flustered by girls and make him react to it 😂

[@1Jasmin]

Hahahah omg yes 😂 what a brilliant idea 👏🏻 that would be so fun! I'll bet I would laugh during/through the whole video

[@isabellahaas6617]

Oh I absolutely love that idea!! 😂😂😂

[@shannondelacruz452]

I would pay to watch that

[@ka.ciik_]

The "kiss" greating is usually done in families. It's done when you meet your aunt or someone from your family or a really close friend of yours, then you'll do this🥰 (I don't know how it is in other countries but in Czech Republic it's like this for sure) :)

[@ka.ciik_]

*Greeting

[@grunklestan603]

In Italy it can happen with people you just met as well

[@nektariaangelou3383]

Here in Greece we hug, or kiss on cheek two times or both of them when greeting relatives or friends of the same or even the opposite sex! Also we have, as well as the southest countries of Europe, a lot of sun too 🙃

[@KonglomeratYT]

Those two were surprisingly considerate for her when she said "It's not my style". That was nice.

[@NOTmyProblem...]

I as a German have NEVER seen anyone in Germany greeting by giving a kiss at the cheeks

[@f4thai]

Yeah that's true

[@NOTmyProblem...]

@Narrative Bit yes that's true, but I think the wheater has changed a lot due to climate change...

[@yunqb1519]

she from turkish parents and they do that as a greeting, I think she might think it's common since she grew up with it even in germany

[@Tina-mi2ud]

I have seen a lot of ppl but I'm so confused that she said they kiss 3 times??? I was so certain that u kiss someone only 2 times!????

[@ralfbruckbauer8504]

Komisch, bin Deutscher und habe es sehr oft in meinem Bekanntenkreis gehabt. Man kann halt nicht alles verallgemeinern 😉

[@Alan_Mac]

Well I'm from Scotland and we're rubbish at cheek-kissing. BUT compared to Heejae and Byungeun we're positively ebullient! Oh and can Nida become a regular? She and Heejae definitely have chemistry.

[@Islayscapes]

I thought you going to comment on the umbrellas. I live on Islay and I can’t see anyone using umbrellas on most Hebridean islands. You would end up in Ireland due to how windy it gets here ⛱💨.

[@Alan_Mac]

@@Islayscapes Brilliant! My mum's got an umbrella in the back of her car but I can't ever recall her using it 'cos it's too windy! But - I'm at Uni here in Manchester - having read your post I'd reckon brollies are much more common than in Glasgow.

[@vereperez4147]

I lived in Italy for 15 years, and the 2 kisses as greeting confused me at the beginning, since I was used to just one kiss as is costumary in Mexico, it ended in a few awkward situations, like I ended up kissing on the lips a few people, like my husband's grandma and one of his cousins. But after covid people don't greet you with kisses anymore.

[@junie9642]

That’s very accurate lol. I’m from Brazil and I’m glad that we don’t do that kissing greeting anymore because of covid. I really prefer just hugging or shaking hands to avoid those awkward situations😅

[@unloyalengene5977]

Plssss 😭😭😭😭 I would be so embarrassed

[@occhialcielo.Occhialcielo]

In fact I know a lot of people who are still kissing their friends! 💋😁

[@ilefab4545]

It is coz the one kiss is on the left side. The 2 kisses starts on the right. I had the same problem (pero al revez) in argentina as AN Italian

[@RumMonkeyable]

Cultural differences can be hard for all of us. Physical contact can be, too. Again, HeeJae and Byungeon were good sports and tried so hard not to be uncomfortable. Thanks, AW, for another great video. Always excited when I see there's a new AW video! ❤👍😎

[@gummynoodles9036]

Europe is not a country, these things are not done by every culture

[@yukia404]

Someone already commented this, but we rly forget that europe isn't just span, france, germany, italy and great britain. There are 47 countrys, okay? 😭🧐Especially balkan countrys are never even considered in those kinda videos. Not everything is from france or great britain 😂😭 Don't get me wrong I am not trying to spread any hate.

[@yukia404]

@Narrative Bit yeah completely agree🙌🏿

[@Annaktram]

@@abraxas9964 agreed Scandinavian people would be so interesting ( as dainsh ) since in Denmark we find it so wired if you ask me ( if I don’t know you ) how my day is going and trying to make friends like that ( sorry for poor English I’m only 12 )

[@frankie4919]

OMG Byungeung is so precious! So shy and flustered for a greeting. I'm italian and we greet almost always like that. My friends and me touch eachother continuously, regardless if boys or girls,we hold hands, we sit on eachother's lap, we cuddle watching tv or playing games, we hug a lot. I can't even imagine how it is to spend a long period of time without having a direct contact with another human being

[@julesishere7836]

It was so much fun to you guys try the cheek kiss greet! Since I've been raised and born in Spain is true I didn't think about it too much when I was little, but growing up and learning about another cultures, I felt like greets like a handshake or bowing, like Koreans do, would be less invasive and much more comfortable and I would personally prefer it much better being a person on the introverted side haha although I have to say that since the pandemic started most people don't it anymore since, it's obviously, risky. It's been weird here tryna figure out how to greet each other when we meet up since then 😅

[@TheRainbowDragoness]

I'm an Australian with a Belgian mother and a Maori father. Seeing how standoffish Koreans are is very strange to me. Both sides of my family are very affectionate, and when visiting New Zealand I am expected to get up close and personal with people I've never met (to greet them with a hongi). I will hug and kiss my friends openly but this can vary with different social groups in Australia, and there are often more vocal (sometimes lude) ways we greet each other.

[@matimoon]

About the cheek kisses, at least here in Portugal we also do it with people that we've met for the first time, when they're being introduced to us by someone else. For example: I go to my dad's friend's house and when I come in I'm like "hellooo" and then kiss everyone on the house on the cheek, whether I already knew them or not. Especially at parties.

[@erimomo5580]

Not only european people do the kiss, the whole latin america do the kiss too as a hello( just 1 kiss not 2) ( plesse don't take this wrong, I love awesome world )

[@sbsbsbsb7575]

Arab world and north africa too, but in north europe its not common

[@OstageUk]

because latin american are originally from where? XD

[@OstageUk]

@Tulips I agree/disagree, but if that is your point of view, yes, colonized by who

[@RyderOwens0963]

Yes even in the US coming from a first generation Mexican American we also do this with other Latinos (we usually don’t do this with the gringos here since they don’t really understand 😂)

[@vig4259]

Actually, not every country in South America gives just one kiss on the cheek. Brazil for example, depending on the region, varies between one kiss, two kisses and even three.

[@nosheenyounus6087]

Heejae and Byungeun were just adorable trying out the European greet!

[@Chadmon1]

Cute video. I enjoy learning about cultural differences. We do the cheek kiss thing here in Britain sometimes, depends on who you're greeting really, personally I'll sometimes sling my arms around people but I do try to read a person's boundaries first, if I know them well usually it's a hug greeting, for more formal greeting I still do the nice firm handshake that my father taught me 🤗 I guess Korean would bow, which I find a nice way of greeting. It takes me back to when I watched You're Beautiful and Jeremy had lived in Europe and would try to run and throw his arms around people and I couldn't even deny that that was me, haha!

[@shimmerife3208]

Also in some middle eastern countries we have that, as for me where i'm from it's very common, hahaha it's really nice to see how much so many of us have in common!! Also the German girl is *gorgeous* !

[@elenidrogaris6645]

In Greece air conditioning is everywhere! Busses, trolleys, homes, in Germany and Holland only in offices and shops, but some people do use them at home.

[@vinceblanket1327]

That's because we build houses a little differently in Germany, as we often use thick layers of thermal insulation. This keeps the houses warm in winter and cold in summer: no need for an air con

[@elenidrogaris6645]

@@vinceblanket1327 I am a civil engineer and have lived in Germany (studied in Aachen too) and I have to say houses in Greece are properly insulated, as it gets super cold in the winter and we get a lot of snow. However a home that is designed to retain the heat is easy to keep warm but not necessarily easy to cool down. In Germany humidity is very high in the summer and can make it unbearable indoors! 28 degrees in Germany feels like 38 in Greece. Here in the Netherlands it is even worse, especially with the large windows facing east...I'm going to install airco in my house, every summer I feel like I will die, even if the high heat only lasts 1-2 weeks.

[@LeeMaitland]

I'm from the UK, and we literally do this without thinking about it. Normally not in a business setting, but one kiss on the cheek socially when we see someone we know, or sometimes when being introduced.

[@juneseghni]

wonder if it's generational. I'm a fiftysomething Brit and among my circles we'd never do this (or maybe people just don't like me..lol..)

[@LeeMaitland]

@@juneseghni Perhaps but I'm 37 myself so not a spring chicken, obviously I don't know anyone who does this in professional settings, but socially yeah all the time. Could be a location thing? I'm from London which is really diverse anyway.

[@tamaracarter1836]

I’m English and have to do the cheek kiss to almost all family members/ older family friends, but a lot less commonly with people my own age (I’m 23), unless I haven’t seen them for a while. It really just depends on the person/ situation, but I agree, it’s just something you do without thinking.

[@chickenfoot2423]

i think in some regions it may be a class thing. i grew up having to do this to every family friend, but when i joined a state highschool in the suburban midlands i realised that only my posher friends did it. so now i never initiate it because im scared people will be creeped out haha

[@anamarijafilipovic824]

In Croatia we do a handshake (mostly with ones you are not that close to) , kiss 2 times on the cheek then hug (with close ones) when greeting our relatives or friends.

[@Ventilator-ri8su]

We don't have summer for only one week in Germany 😂 we indeed have summers that are more rainy with moderate temperature and also very hot and dry summers with one heawave after another. The weather is just not that reliable.

[@jasminkrieger8228]

Yeah in spring sometimes snow

[@jasminkrieger8228]

In Summer thunder lightning and rain

[@jasminkrieger8228]

Depends

[@L2mangi]

Many cultures have varied greetings. In New Zealand (as my mother is Maori) in official things with our elders (older people grandma grandpa uncle aunty etc) we greet by shaking hands pressing our foreheads and noses together hold a few seconds eyes closed, it's respect, like in the movie Disney Moana at the end of the movie

[@havva8837]

not only Europeans, we do the same way of greeting in the middle east and it’s not weird what is weird is the asian way tbh 😂 the middle eastern and European way actually brings warmth and as a muslim female i’m allowed to do so with women not men, the only men i can greet them that way are my father, brother, uncles, grandfather and nephews :)

[@RyderOwens0963]

We also do this here in Latin America AND the US. Coming from a first generation Mexican American we usually just do this greeting with other Latinos here in the US since the GRINGOS here don’t really understand this type of greeting 😂

[@JM-xo9dd]

Let's all be honest here, we all wanted heejae and byungeun to greet each other 😂

[@ELmayberry]

😂😂

[@jiya9108]

yessssssss

[@Amelie8H]

No

[@HeloiseEliot]

Hi! In Portugal we do two kisses only, and it's for women-women or women-men. Usually men don't greet with kisses, they shake hands :) Hugs!

[@yoonjung-hwa6511]

Nida is so pretty omg!

[@Hero4fun77]

I think so too. She act cute too.

[@ibe9848]

So, today I learned that the 'cipika-cipiki' in my country Indonesia is probably also originated from Europe, since we have a long history of being colonized by the Dutch, long enough for the cultures to be blended. I've never been aware of this, since a lot of people just casually did this, especially the older ladies and moms when they meet each other. So, big thanks to Awesome World for this new knowledge hahaha, really awesome video 👏👏 and if there are my fellow Indonesian wkwkland comrade, feel free to correct me if i'm wrong :)

[@analennyja]

I'm from Slovenia and not all of us have air cons, we rather open our windows in the morning and at night to cool the house/apartment. We use umbrellas even if it's raining slightly, although it depends on a person and place (e.g. in our main city you will see people who don't open their umbrellas even if it's raining). We don't kiss strangers as form of greeting (we shake hands or just nod), the three kisses on cheek are usually done with close friends and family members, the only time that you do that with other people is when they wish you happy birthday, but not all do that. In Slovenia we kind of don't like touching each other, so even hugging can be awkward. We like to keep our distance.

[@Varzio]

What Germans can't live without? Bread. The umbrella bit made me laugh- yes, that's so accurate. Oh, it's drizzling? Eh, I don't need an umbrella, "ich bin ja nicht aus Zucker" :'D (lit. "I'm not made of sugar" aka you won't dissolve in a bit of water) . Last time I saw anyone do the cheek kissing was in high school. Hugs are more common I would say but this was just too cute. Byungeun. exe has stopped working and Heejae was so sweet not wanting to make Nida feel uncomfortable.

[@PaSchTM]

"Ich bin ja nicht aus Zucker." is so accurate to us germans. I have never used an umbrella in my life. ;D

[@wardyschon1833]

She wasnt in germany for a long time... German summer is long and became very hot, annually hitting the 40°Celsius because of global warming

[@simonleclercq4554]

I´m from Sweden the in the north (not Switzerland that is in the middle) of Europe and I have to emphasize that Europe is a very diverse place. Even compared to my brother countries of Finland, Norway, and Denmark, there is such a difference in culture. If I go to continental Europe there is even greater differences between my homecountry, and in between, Germany(also within Germany it's a very large place), the Netherlands, and the British isles, and then we are just talking protestant Europe and not romance, or slavic, or greek Europe. Now for some critique, I see myself as a european as much as the next swede but that doesn't mean all things in this video fit, for example the kissing thing we northerners don't do that we were socially awkward long before Covid-19 and that doesn't make us less european. I also think that speaking too much about europeans as a collective smudges out the nuances that are really there. Take the airconditioning thing here in Sweden a really hot summers day maybe starts to push 30C while the Iberian penninsula might have 50C as the standard for REALLY hot days. That is not something you can apply from the polar circle to the mediterranean. I just wanna make a stand for diversity as Europe is more than London, Paris, and Rome, and quite frankly this baselevel of understanding might undermine more than help understanding as much as saying that asians have squinted eyes, their diet consist of rice and the occasional dog, and they all live in tropical enviroments with monsoon rains and typhoons. Before calling me a racist that was the point of the last phrase: Not all asians live in hot places, take e.g. Hokkaido or Mongolia and most asians don't eat dogs, and not even all asians have stereotypical asian eyes as people in the Near East dont have that. And people in India Thailand Korea and Japan are not and do not act the same. This is my point that speaking in scale of continents is never really useful except maybe in the American setting where you can drive for hours and where ever you go people speak the same language(three large languages English, Spanish and in Brazil Portugese) because of how the Americas where settled. But then again even the United States are alot of different states with their own culture and so on etc etc. Just saying that in Europe you can walk over a small hill and be in a different country and culture.

[@kalmtraveler]

I see Heejae, I click thumbs up.

[@FranciscaRilo]

I am also from Europe and it's so interesting to me to see how they seem more comfortabele hugging someone they don't know well than kissing them this way. I also don't usually greet people by kissing them, except for my family in general or my sister's boyfriend, for example. But I would only hug someone who I'm quite close to. It's really cool to see how different cultures can be!

[@_bloomoon_]

Actually 3 kisses are common in Orthodox countries, in Catholic countries it's 2 kisses One on each cheek

[@elenidrogaris6645]

Greece is Orthodox, we kiss twice. 3 kisses in Holland where they are mainly Protestant, only some Catholics on the South.

[@Leopold_van_Aubel]

In Belgium we only do one.

[@elenidrogaris6645]

@@Leopold_van_Aubel Vlaams ou Wallon?

[@Leopold_van_Aubel]

@@elenidrogaris6645 One in Wallonia. In Brussels and Flanders they don’t do it.

[@lexasakie8107]

This video was funny and interesting. To see something as simple as a kiss on the cheeks (usually not even a kiss but two cheeks touching) that we see daily was so hard and uncomfortable for them to do. I keep learning more about Korean culture with these videos. Btw Air Con is very true in France but I've experienced hotter temperatures in the summer than I have on tropical islands in the Caribbean.

[@bas.1]

Is it just me or do they pick "most korean" looking people from other countries? Or at least those who'd be considered attractive according to korean beauty standards.

[@robertalanfowler4287]

First time !! First time !! that was so cute, I am not sure how I feel after that :P I just know Heejae rocked it with that look

[@FuryOfCalderon]

Number 1 is heavily dependant on where in Europe (North/South). Koreans encountering cheek kissing is never gonna stop being hilarious to me.

[@Rose-dr9lh]

Nida is really sweet, and didnt make it awkward at all! I thought the kissing greeting scene was so cute!

[@vee.333k]

im from greece and we adore the kissing greeting. i always thought it was normal hahahah,, i totally didnt expect it when the girl said i dont wanna touch you cuz i dont wanna be rude! shesh, we just do it so casually here. i love how diverse our cultures are!

[@claudiama3560]

I'm spanish and german so I know both cultures very well. In Germany summer is shorter so people don't really use air cons but since winter is long there are lots of heaters! Every room has a heater, many houses have a fireplace etc. In Spain it's the opposite. There are lots of air cons, cause the summer ist so long and hot. But not many houses have heaters or even fireplaces since the winter is very mild and short. That's my experience at least. Spanish people use umbrellas when it rains, even light rain. Cause it almost never rains there (I'm from the mediterranian coast) but since it rains so much in Germany (I'm from NRW) people just wear good clothing like a rainproof jacket and go on. The kissing thing is more south european... In Spain we use it to greet everyone, strangers or not. Just two kisses and no handshake before. I think thats the french way? But one thing is important: in Spain it's only between women or men and women. Not between men, they just greet with a handshake or hug. In Germany people greet only with a handshake. Friends will greet each other with hugs.

[@rosaglitter]

As a Swedish person I have to say we have no air con but it’s starting to change because it’s getting hotter during the summer. Also I seldom use umbrellas because ”klä dig efter väder” (dress after what weather it it) and rain won’t kill me 😅 Skinship is also uncommon, if we get really friendly we can hug though since moving to the capital I’ve seen more people shaking hands and so on.

[@LeahPaintsWot]

😂😂BG blushing I can understand… but Heejae also blushing and excited about the kiss greetings that got me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thorana8136]

I AM FIRST (LOVE IT) FROM INDIA 💖💖 SORRY WRONG INFO SOMEONE IS ALDREADY BEFORE ME

[@ikigai_terapias]

I'm Portuguese and it has always bothered me since I was a kid that I had to greet strangers with a kiss on each cheek. Because you genuinely don't know who you are greeting. And as a woman now, it irks me further with some men that I can tell just by the way they stare that they are creeps or worse. I always go for the handshake with men I am suspicious of.

[@samiicauchi]

I can assure you that not all european countries have short summer. Where I am from, Malta, it's one of the hottest countries during summer and the heat is unbearable and lasts a long time.

[@Lodai974]

Yes the temperature never drops below 8 ° C ... and even below 10 ° C it is rare. But even if it is hot it is very dry, so it is more tolerable than hot and very humid weather which is stuffy. All regions around the Mediterranean have long and hot summers, such as the French and Italian RIviera.

[@s0ft_s0ul]

6:40 we do it too in Brazil, it's normal

[@treasureis1252]

Anything happens… Blame it on their PD😂😂

[@lotusflower3405]

In the Netherlands we kiss three times. 😘😘😘 , if you pull back after two, you're friends and family are disappointed 🙁😟 But Amsterdam has 171 ethnicities. Every culture has other standards, so in Holland🇳🇱 we adjust to the culture, we meet and greet and try to be polite. I've met Koreans at festivals and events , they blended in Dutch society. 🇰🇷❣I didn't notice shyness at all.

[@karmen__]

I think that the kiss thing is reserved for people we know mostly. Like friends, family and so. Sometimes it's only a hug also. Especially in central Europe and countries close to central part. The "kiss strangers" I've only seen when I was in France to be honest and I was like "Bro, tf are you doin..." but I quickly adjusted to "🤷‍♀️ K then." lol. So even if we have similarities each EU country still is so much different. 😅

[@tainaracoelho299]

I'm from Mozambique,Africa and we also say hello to each other that way

[@georgiakosmadaki9045]

Only in the North part of Europe in the South Greece Italy we have pretty long summers😂and even tho its hot here still not a lot of Ac so she has a point

[@reeferdugong4424]

about the umbrella, many asians use umbrella to protect themselves from the sun. This is very weird to Europeans because they love the sun. I've never seen anyone use umbrella when it's sunny in Europe.

[@szwniki]

i'm from Hungary (Middle Europe) and i believe we do 2 kisses only, one for each sides. plus we only do the hand shaking if we're meeting for the first time, however once we know each other better and have a nice friendship, we start with big hugs :D but really, it depends on the personality - not everyone is fond of things like this, even if they're friends or family

[@jantube358]

German here and I don't know anyone doing that kiss as a greeting here. It looks rather French to me. But since they were talking about "Europeans" it's ok. Although every European country is very different!

[@aeri.s_guide8521]

그것은 훌륭했다 맙소사 그는 너무 수줍어했다 🤭희재님도 수고하셨어요😊 영상 잘 보고 있습니다❤️

[@naornever]

In Spain we only do the kiss greeting with friends, and it’s usually just two kisses. We also do it when we meet our friends’ friends too. When it rains just a little bit we usually don’t use an umbrella. Most of the times we are wearing coats when it rains, and usually the coats have a hood so we just cover our head with it. If it starts to rain more, we use an umbrella of course

[@samayra_btsarmy1241]

I really enjoyed this video well first here 😄

[@SirKingsize]

Wonderful Video :D i like Heejae and Byungeun and Nida very good compination

[@jashdassani]

this video is so cute haha, thumbs up for more episodes with Nida!!

[@elenidrogaris6645]

Kissing people when meeting them is normal in many countries, not just European, Arabic too. In Greece we kiss everyone twice on the cheeks. Men-men, women-women. men-women. We do it with ppl we meet for the first time also. If it is strictly business a nice firm handshake is the norm. We take ages to greet everyone, but "air" kiss is also ok especially between ppl who have a lot of makeup on so we don't ruin it or leave lipstick marks on others haha. In Italy everyone kisses twice, in Holland and France three times, in Paris (not everyone though) four! In the UK it depends, but if they do it's usually once. Germany it depends also...

[@taehopegirl1525]

8:03 "That's nice!! Now I know why EUROPEANS are doin'like this" Awwww BYUNGEUN was so cute.....😂😂😂😂

[@joanna.pytelx]

Honestly tho, I don’t like how this video generalizes Europeans. You can clearly see that the German girl isn’t comfortable with the kiss greeting and I’m not surprised tho. I’m from Poland so our culture is very similar to Germany, last year I was in Spain and my friends quickly learned that I can’t “handle” the kiss greeting so we only hugged. I think many Europeans would be uncomfortable with this greeting, a hug is more common tbh. But I do have to say there are a looooooot of things that my Korean friends reacted to as “omg really? you do that in Europe?” or asked me “is it really true that..?” but at the same time when I first made Korean friends I realized that polish culture is much more similar to the Korean one (not in all aspects tho) than to the one of west european countries. You should really invite more people and instead of trying to force what you heard about Europe onto Europeans, let them tell you what they feel like is worth sharing. You would be surprised about the differences but about the similarities as well 😇 My reaction to the kiss greeting was the same as the reaction of Koreans in this video I swear 😅 Europe can be so various but ppl forget it’s not just Spain, France, UK and Italy lol

[@joanna.pytelx]

+ I wouldn’t agree with the comment about summer but it depends on each country ofc. Typically, summer in Europe lasts from June till the end of September and it’s usually 36 degrees. All my Korean friends said that although the climate in Korea is much nicer throughout the year, they wish summer was like in Europe because it’s the best season here - it doesn’t rain as much as in Korea, it’s not humid and it’s hot but not too hot :)

[@joanna.pytelx]

and about the comment someone made about the kiss greeting in ex soviet Europe - it’s true but only in case of family gatherings, but with friends hell no 😂 in Spain u do 2 kisses with friends always. In Poland you hug each other but the first time you meet someone do hug each other but some who are not comfortable just shake hands

[@etherealgirl394]

yall so cute and funny ^^ and yes, in Spain we (traditionally woman and woman, or woman and man, but there's also men who do that between them) greet people with two kisses on the cheek. but there's also a lot of people who don't like it and just hug or just say hello. in my case I like it because I love showing affection to my friends and family, and even to someone I just met, I think it breaks the ice a little bit and shows that you are friendly. but since stupid covid I don't get to do it and I hate that lol I think it will be awkward when all of this is over, but honestly I CAN'T WAIT hhahaha also here the summer is extremely hot and we definetely have AC almost everywhere. but I like it, I love the sun hours, my hair dries on its own and I don't get sick (because on winter I almost every year catch a big cold that won't go away). but also because of climate change the hot weather stays almost up until october... and then winter comes really cold were I live. last year we had the biggest snow storm ever since 1971!!! we were definetely not ready lmao the pipes on my house broke due to being frozen and we were almost two weeks without running water!! snow can be fun but it can also become a problem if it falls too much.

[@EfeFlet]

AMIGA SAME creo que somos la misma persona. Aunque yo vivo en zona de sierra así que la Filomena fue un asco pero estábamos preparados porque aquí nieva cada año jajaja. Salud y feliz navidad!

[@etherealgirl394]

@@EfeFlet ooh claro, donde nieva más soleis estar bien preparados jajaja igualmenteee, Feliz Navidad!!!

[@mousykatka]

Depends on the country in Europe, in Slovakia if girl meets another girl or boy it's 2 kisses (cheek to cheek) however they need to be friends, if boy meets another boy it's a hand shake. If you just meet someone and you didn't know each-other before you greet each-other or shake hands. If you are good friends besides of the cheek to cheek kisses it's also a hug :-D

[@viviannmq]

In Panama, Central America, we actually kiss just one time and our cheeks touch while making the kiss sound 😂

[@Mariana_Mirai]

In Brazil too 😂

[@John_Bourdakos]

Its the same everywhere i think, you dont have to actually kiss the cheek, the move alone is fine. Greek here😂

[@RyderOwens0963]

Here in the US coming from a first generation Mexican-American we only do this with other Latinos, since the gringos here don’t really understand our greeting 🤣

[@RudyS05]

I’m from Montreal in Canada, I do this. Not everyone does, but it’s such a multi-cultural city; you kind know who to pick & choose to do this with.

[@4_Krz]

In Norway the cheek kisses is not a thing. Norwegians are anti social beings. We really don't like to talk to strangers, it's a very awkward thing for us. But if you hang with us when we are drunk, that's another story. Then we usually are social butterflies. 🤣

[@Rico-oz4ct]

In many parts of Germany it's also not a thing. I HATE it when visiting family in Italy lmao.

[@neek01]

I'm Dutch and the second question I can relate to a lot. I don't even own a umbrella, never had. Rain doesn't really bother me, even if i get soaking wet. If anything having a shower right after being soaked in rain is one of the best feelings.

[@raccoonsoul8982]

I don't think this is weird, everyone has his/her culture we just need to respect that

[@sevin9562]

Hi from Belgium ! We also kiss on the cheek for greetings even when we don't know well the person x) About the umbrella, it is really true. We use it rarely lol

[@silviasmeu]

In Romania we do just the 2 kisses greeting on the cheek but generally only with friends or relatives. If we meet someone for the first time we usually only shake hands. And I went a couple of years ago in Germany in the beginning of August and it was really hot and the hotel I was staying in did not have air conditioner. At least I had in the room an electric fan, but the heat was barely bearable.

[@wafa6796]

We do this too in north Africa like Algeria tunisia Morroco not just in Europe .... I enjoyed this video so much fun 😂

[@ellgimogi_internationalcouple]

Yes because all of the continent acts the same .. lol We dont even have the same customs from city to city in my country 😪

[@chinares]

Hehe Where are you from?

[@dluckygurl8]

I'm from the Philippines who's now living in Germany. Back home in the PH, we bring umbrellas all the time so we won't get wet when it's raining AND to hide from the scorching heat of the sun! Here in Germany, people hardly use umbrellas when it's raining. It also doesn't really rain as much as in the PH where we could have monsoon rains for days nonstop. Germans would go just under a shade and wait 'til the rainshower is over; then, go on their way when it's just drizzling. Re greeting with a kiss, we also greet families and friends by kissing on both cheeks in the PH (perhaps because of our Spanish influence) but this practice is not really common among the Germans. It's more common to shake hands here than kiss on the cheeks. Also, as I have lived in Dubai and travelled around the Middle East before moving to Europe, kissing on the cheeks as a greeting is also a common practice in the Middle East so this is not a uniquely European practice.

[@hpfusion8842]

Europe is large and has many of different cultural behaviours

[@reyhanertan641]

In Turkey we also greet like this too but usually with close people

[@Mi3ol]

I appreciate this kind of video about Europe but really the things you mention here are really specific and do not apply at all to Europe as a whole. Europe is a continent, so there are differences in culture, climate and so on, even if other things might me common to europeans. The ones mentioned in this video are not exactly that

[@AMANDA_SERAIN]

Ohh nice vlog❤️😂당신을 사랑합니다

[@dariabistrova115]

I'm from The Netherlands and we kiss like this when we are on visits. Some dos even do the "mwuha" sound with it 😂

[@curseofpenguin]

mwuha xD

[@dariabistrova115]

@@curseofpenguin 3x mwuha ;)

[@RockingMarshall]

It rains a lot in Europe, specifically Sweden. Rain in 4 seasons in sometimes hot and mostly cold weather

[@gummynoodles9036]

In europe hugging is more personal than cheek kissing haha

[@spcclark]

Just stopping by to say that Heejae is currently the most beautiful woman in the world. It's not even a competition. God knew what was up to. She is perfection as intended. I pray whoever she chooses makes her happy, as she deserves the best. I so wish I was back in Korea and enjoying the Korean hospitality and the love of a Korean bride. 나는실패했다. A Korean bride is what God intended for me.

[@halaothman6441]

We Arabian also greeting like that we kisses cheeks like that with our friends and family even with person that we just met...4 kisses at least hahahaha The funny thing is that for example when you want to kiss a person's left cheek and a person wants to kiss your left cheek as well, and accidentally kiss their mouth >_

[@KrenareTaem]

I'm Albanian and it has happened to me to accidentally kiss someone like that hahahha

[@halaothman6441]

@@KrenareTaem XD

[@reeferdugong4424]

For those who don't know her gesture at 0:34 (what she did with her eye), this is actually a gesture in Germany when you want to say something like "yeah right", or "you're kidding me", "i know you're lying" or something like that.