buryuntime wrote:
I think that this is specific to your culture. Where I live nobody does this. It's kind of like hand-shaking, I would think.
This is normal where I am, kiss the cheek on the left cheek (their right cheek), then kiss on the cheek on the right, with a small hug. Family, close friends and people you have not seen for a while do it. Less close acquaintances get a hug, or even just a handshake.
When it becomes a ritual, it is easer to cope with. We have friends from other cultures and when there are mixtures in a gathering and it isn't clear who to shake, hug or kiss things can be awkward, or even very stressful. You don't kiss teenagers, especially opposite sex, but never quite know when they are supposed to be admitted into adulthood.