Show kissing ladies harta still one of the customs of many european countries kissing ladies on the hand is still one of the customs of many european countries but ladies hands to be kissed abroad do not all follow the same rule in some places it is customary to do that to the married and not to the unmarried or vice versa it is hard to remember which ich observes a writer in the cleveland plain dealer in austria and rumania you do it to all old and young in austria it is most important to kiss the hand at the end of a dance indeed in that hand kissing land you hand kiss when you are introduced to a lady and also when you leave and on many other occasions on the street however in Buk bucharest Bukhar harest cst the salute is a raising of the hat to all men and women not a mere english tipping of the topper but a wide flourish of the hat hand kissing it has been said deters some of our rough and ready hemen he men from visiting europe as its fine graciousness does not harmonize with our pioneer individualism and wives might misunderstand but when a european gentleman confers this gracious act on an american woman she usually is delighted customs strange beautiful and old certainly are one of 0 the strongest attractions of europe to meet people whose education and environment has been so different from our own is part of the joy of living americans find titles in eu europe rope equally amusing in several countries notably germany and scandinavian lands plain mr seems to have disappeared instead the natives attach a high sounding word to ones name suggestive of what he does for a livelihood in austria the waiter in cafe after af t er cafe may address you as herr doktor or as herr baron |