Why....

Is a French kiss so called? Why could it not be Greek or Polish for example?
17:19 Tue 08th May 2012
 
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as far as i know, a french kiss is with entwined tongues which originated in frogland. i'm sure you will get a better answer
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Perhaps its because frogs have long tongues?
its also known as a 'soul kiss'

http://dictionary.ref...rowse/french+kiss?s=t
thats just silly, now hop-it : )
This might help. I'm too shy to offer my own explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_kiss
we blame lots of stuff on foreigners, good or bad. French letters (the French call them English caps, I think), Dutch courage, jerry-built houses.
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Thankyou Bookbinder, no need to be shy, or is there? Perhaps I can see you
with my special computer vision, LOL!xx
Curses! I've been rumbled by cupid04!
It's because we British have the measure of all those foreigner types. ;-)

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