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[Sepherim]

I like all being said, but I'd like to caution against one thing that has been suggested very often: discussing things OOCly. Of course, it takes away a good deal of problems, but arranging everything in advance also takes away the fun, the mystery, etc.

For example, if I know someone won't accept a kiss, then probably my toon won't attempt it. And yet, if I didn't know the outcome in advance, he might have had.

So I'm more in favour of the consequences idea someone mentioned. If you don't godmod, and portray well the strengths and weaknesses of your character, then you shouldn't need to ask except for key/important things. Else, just act and see what happens.

In the essence, I believe fairness boils down to one thing: respecting the other.

Content generation!  And really, who in a few years down the road would even remember such an incident, anyways?  I can remember some really out-there stuff that happened at La Maison, that thankfully few of us remember.  Time heals these types of wounds... as opposed to knife wounds, or scars, or things of that nature.  Those are the serious kinds of godmoding maneuvers that should be watched out for, dilligently.

Oh, but some of us still remember.

[Pieter Tuulinen]

"But a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it."

[Makkal]

"But a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it."

And thus Pieter became my second favorite poster.

[Silas Vitalia]

There are plenty of capsuleers from plenty of cultural backgrounds where doing something like trying to kiss someone unrequited would be a grave insult and there'd be death involved immediately after.

That's not the case for plenty of other capsuleers, though.

[Makkal]

It occurs to me that Makkal sometimes greets others with a cheek kiss. I should probably have her attempt to do it and let the other person respond (so they can dodge and launch a counterattack) but the wording will likely rub me the wrong way.

Maybe that's why bowing is so popular.

[Della Monk]

I've not witnessed your usual wording, but something as innocent as switching from *Makal greets you with a quick kiss on the cheek* *Makkal moves to greet you with a quick kiss on the cheek*.
All the rules have exceptions, counterclauses, gut judgements, etc.

[Lyn Farel]

Maybe that's why bowing is so popular.

More because cheek kissing for a greeting is definitely not something existing in most cultures I would rather say, but I may be wrong.

[Steffanie Saissore]

I might be wrong, but I seem to recall that a kiss on the cheek is common in several European countries.  Again, I could be wrong.

[Makkal]

Maybe that's why bowing is so popular.

More because cheek kissing for a greeting is definitely not something existing in most cultures I would rather say, but I may be wrong.

Cheek kissing for greeting exists in European, North American, and South American cultures.

Alternatively, I'd be interested in knowing how many EVE players actually bow when they meet someone in meatspace.

[Steffanie Saissore]

Myself, I typically bow my head slightly when I meet someone for the first time.

[Lyn Farel]

I thought cheek kissing was mostly a non english native thing and that the latter just shake hands. My bad then.

Myself, I typically bow my head slightly when I meet someone for the first time.

Same.

And some cultures IRL bow too anyway.

[lallara zhuul]

Cheek kissing anyone who might have a knife is a bit foolish.

There is a reason why people shake hands when they meet for the first time, to show that they at least have no weapon in that hand.

[Makkal]

No, people shake hands because that's what they've been taught to do.

[Lasairiona]

When I'm involved in RP with someone I don't know very well, I tend to keep to the pleasantries. Drinks, light conversation, etc.

If Lasa is in an IC relationship, there is more leeway, if you get what I mean. Like I could RP something like:

* Lasairiona takes Eric's arm and puts it around her shoulders.

Because they are close, you can kinda assume they wouldn't resist.

Same goes for close IC friendships. It's just gauging how the other person is.

[Natalcya Katla]

Am I bad for having no trouble believing that the precautions Lallara mentions are still rooted in perfectly valid concerns in Finland?