The handshake/cheek-kiss/hug rules — please someone explain — Colombia

Tyler Jansen

May 11, 2026 at 04:57 PM (edited) 🇨🇴 Colombia

The handshake/cheek-kiss/hug rules — please someone explain

My scout trip is in 2 weeks and I'm pre-stressed about greeting protocol. Handshake for new people? Cheek kiss for women only? Both cheeks or one? When do hugs happen? Asking as a Minnesotan who is genuinely confused.

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Daniel Rojas

May 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM

First meeting: handshake. Once you know someone: hug for men, one-cheek-kiss for women (right cheek, brief). At parties with friends-of-friends: cheek-kiss women, handshake men. You'll learn fast.