somewhere between a handshake and two kisses

that is how many pages i have transcribed from the interviews i did this summer…and i am not done yet……

ps: what do you think about the blog name change? is that allowed?

if my 5 faithful fans hate it, I will change it back, but I love the idea….it comes from the fact that I am an awkward american and still can not get the greeting right in this country (england)……

me….stiff american, I automatically stick out my hand when i meet someone new…well until I came to London where I quickly realized that people kiss on the cheek here…but it is not as easy as that…..some people do, and some people don’t…..and those who do, it can vary between 1 and 3 kisses…..because of all the cultures here (the swiss kiss three times).

so as you can imagine every time I meet someone now, I agonize for a good 10 seconds…. kiss, no kiss, if kiss how many kisses, which side should I start with, make sure I don’t knock heads, or miss and kiss their mouth (that it the worst), and then there is the stigma about people who air kiss, so if you do kiss cheeks you have to try and make contact….and this is usually all with someone who you don’t even know their name yet……

so I think the name fits the experiences I have had this past year, bumbling though photography, very well….

what do you think?