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No-Time-for-Sex-Make-Time.-Here’s-How-Photo4While the meaning and appropriateness of kissing varies across cultures, it’s fair to say to a kiss always communicates something. Even a screen siren like Ingrid Bergman, who no doubt enjoyed her fair share of kisses that were meant to communicate affection, so poetically observed, “A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.” With that in mind, here are some things about kissing in different cultures to keep in mind during your travels or your next international party.