Ropening of terraces, cinemas, museums… all these festive signals. If only the return to normal could stop there, say those who had seen in Covid-19 a positive point: no longer having to kiss people with whom you do not share your privacy. They take his disappearance at work for the greatest achievement of the pandemic and are not ready to turn back the clock. Seventeen months that they drop “We don’t kiss each other” pseudo-sorry by crossing friends and colleagues. And now there are vaccinated people to say very loudly “We will soon be able to kiss each other again” !
Before Covid-19, they said “I’m not kissing you, I’m dead” regardless of their health report.
How to stop them in time! They would have sworn the page turned. And then there were these disturbing words from Olivier Véran in January (“The day when we can take off the masks, when we can kiss each other, shake hands, when fear is gone, that day will be very important, it will be a milestone in the history of humanity”), those of Jean Castex in March (“‘That’s it, it’s over, you can kiss each other’: the day I say these words, I’ll be a happy prime minister”). Not only would the return of the embrace be a proven risk, but politicians would have made it a goal!
How do we recognize them?
Before the Covid-19, they said “I’m not kissing you, I’m dying” regardless of their health report. They had avoided risky professions – film producers or footballer. They were going on vacation in Finistère, where you only kiss one another and where the Grubub (Groupement de réhabilitation de la use de la use de la bise unique à Brest) struggled to stop there. Even at the end of an email they wouldn’t have written “Kisses”. They loved the expression “Barrier gestures”. When, in a movie, they see a character putting their lips to another’s cheek, they’re a little squeamish. When vaccinated people threaten to start kissing again, they invent American, Australian or Chinese studies which affirm that one should not lower one’s guard on the pretext that one has received two injections.
How they talk
“At least the hug has no regional specificities, like ‘our home is 4’. “ “It’s not only the return of the wind that scares me, but also the idea that it will be accompanied by comments like ‘ah, I missed that’. “ “Bad breath, yuck, and banging glasses, it always pissed me off. “ “In addition, it’s always the less appetizing who are the most eager to lick your apple. “ “No, but at least the babies will have to be left alone. “ “The use of the Asian salute should be extended with the palms of the hands clasped slightly and a slight tilt of the head. “
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