Re: Kiss (was: Many Words for One Concept (was: Interesting Words))

--- Almaran Dungeonmaster <dungeonmaster@...>
wrote:
> In Dutch we have quite a few words for kissing as
> well:
The more I hear about Netherlandic, the more
interested I become.  This visit in January should be
fun.

> "kussen", "zoenen"
> The first is somewhat older to me than the second,
> but they generally mean
> the same. "Kussen" is a little bit more tender and
> "zoenen"is more outgoing.
> Both can also be used for functional kissing at
> birthdays with familiy
> members etc.
> When you give someone a peck on the cheek out of
> gratitude, you would use
> "zoenen".
LOL... sorry, but somehow to me, these look like
"ga-zun-tite" (sorry, I have no clue how to spell the
German word), we use in the States to say "bless you"
after someone sneezes.

> "tongen" or "tongzoenen"
> The basic words for French kissing
Hmm, from a foreigner's perspective, that might make
sense - "TONGen" looks like "tongue"

> "bekken"
> Somewhat more vulgar form of "tongen", though not to
> the point of being
> obscene. Somewhat more modern and mainly used by
> young people.
Sort of like to BECKON someone - that's what it makes
me think of.

> I am sure there are a few more, but these are the
> main ones.
Wow, I never meant for this kissing issue to go so
far!  Just curious, does anyone have a conculture
where kissing activity would be considered vulgar or
pyschopathic?  That might be interesting to hear
about!

Matt33




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