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The origin of the French Kiss…

20 July 2010 8 Comments

So we thrashed them in the Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup, but we have lots of things to thank France for! Crepe, lingerie, romance and of course the French kiss!

What we call French kissing, the French call baiser avec la langue (kiss with tongue) or for slang patin (ice-skating shoe). Like a figure eight, I guess? I can’t even imagine what horrid imitations come out of that!

It’s unclear who coined the phrase, but France has been the unofficial romance capital of the world for centuries. If France equals romance, and a romantic kiss involves tongue, then it must be a French kiss? It’s kind of a euphemism, really. Less gross than “tongue kiss,” catchier than “open-mouth kiss,” and not affiliated with ice skating in any way.

So where did it come from? If we’re going to credit anyone then it probably should be the British and American soldiers of World War I. Upon returning home from Europe, they showed their wives and girlfriends what they learned and called it a French kiss.

Smoochies everyone!

8 Comments »

  • DuduzIELE said:

    so soldiers were kissing while @ war? LOL, HOOOWIE, HAI.

    # 20 July 2010 at 2:19 pm
  • Euneltrion said:

    Dat xplains hw de war ended…..smoochies!!!!!!!!!!

    # 21 July 2010 at 12:15 pm
  • gaper said:

    question is: From whome did they learn it? From the other men who were with them or women of the country they were in. Either way, it leaves them quite questionable characters.

    # 22 July 2010 at 1:00 am
  • HardSoul said:

    And the wives and girlfriends never thought to ask where they learnt it from, or rather WHO? hahaha

    # 23 July 2010 at 8:31 pm
  • daliD said:

    its too nice to even ask where your partner learned it from. kiss now, questions later or how about never!

    # 26 July 2010 at 1:36 pm
  • butter2009 said:

    Lol 2 ol soldiers, they were clearly the first ones to become gay. GPY

    # 26 July 2010 at 4:00 pm
  • peppy said:

    Lol 2 ol soldiers, they were clearly the first ones to become gay. GPY

    # 26 July 2010 at 8:33 pm
  • FoxyTeeKay said:

    Kisses don’t lie***

    # 27 July 2010 at 9:27 am

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