{"id":30725,"date":"2020-07-22T11:57:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T09:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/?p=30725"},"modified":"2020-07-28T09:52:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T07:52:31","slug":"eskimo-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/eskimo-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiss and Tell: Locking Lips & The Eskimo Kiss, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many societies, countries, and cultures, a kiss entails <\/span>locking lips<\/span><\/a> either as a sign of love or friendship, or as a means to induce passion and <\/span>arousal<\/span><\/a>. So for a lot of us, this act of love, friendship, or passion, is seemingly normal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But why do so many people kiss… like they do? There are clearly other ways to show feelings of endearment? And let\u2019s face it, swirling tongues and locking lips isn\u2019t always the most hygienic way to physically unite two people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, today we\u2019re going to learn about two different kinds of kisses\u2014one that entails the locking of lips, and the other, the Eskimo kiss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These two types of kissing have stark contrasts, and by looking at both, we\u2019re going to uncover tons of information, and learn about the culture and the history of them that perhaps you never even knew about!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Eskimo<\/p>\n

Locking Lips: Why Do People Do It?<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is probably no secret that <\/span>when you kiss someone<\/span>, it can bring about feelings of happiness, passion, warmth, and or <\/span>lust<\/span>. And oftentimes, a kiss is the measurement used to decipher whether two people have chemistry or not. But what is the actual science behind this?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, when two people kiss, an incredibly large portion of the somatosensory brain tissue is occupied by the lips and tongue. That means that, when two people kiss, the brain allows these people to be highly sensitive to even the smallest of details of objects touching the skin.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this way, when people lock lips, the brain stimulates a large amount of brain tissue, and the two people kissing will then stimulate, and be stimulated by, each other. Throw in some tongue, and the brain stimulation is even more intense. Which is why, when two people kiss, the individuals are almost \u2018brought together\u2019 by sharing brain-to-brain intimacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In contrast, let\u2019s discover the Eskimo kiss…\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eskimo Kiss: Why Do People Do It?<\/span><\/h2>\n

An Eskimo kiss, also known as Kunik, nose kiss, nose rub, or a Honi greeting, is when two individuals press the tip of their noses and upper lips against each other\u2019s, and breathe in. By doing this, they can take in the <\/span>scent<\/span> of the other person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alternatively, it is when two people rub their noses together. In this way, their loved ones could feel the other person\u2019s skin or hair in the process. The way in which a nose kiss is experienced depends on the country and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why do some individuals do this? Well, it was widely believed that this kind of nose kiss was used by the Inuit people when they met outside as a means to prevent their lips from freezing together in the cold. But this is not true.<\/span><\/p>\n

And while you may think that this kind of kiss is of a <\/span>romantic nature<\/span>, it\u2019s actually more so a greeting that\u2019s shared between family members, such as a mother and child, and loved ones. It is a platonic greeting, despite the way in which society and <\/span>Hollywood<\/span><\/a> seem to represent it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, the indigenous people of Alaska, Greenland, and northern Canada also use their lips to kiss. It was the European explorers who witnessed the Eskimo kiss, and assumed that this was their way of kissing romantically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These European explorers too dubbed all of the individuals who lived in these extremely cold areas, Eskimos. This term is actually offensive, and most prefer being called \u2018Inuit\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But there are also many other cultures and countries who use this form of greeting, like some individuals from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Mongolia, and Vietnam. Native Hawaiians also practice nose greetings whereby they press their noses together and inhale, known as a Honi greeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To gain a more personal perspective on this kind of kiss, David Joanasi, an officer representing the Inuit, and who grew up with this custom, describes his experience:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re an infant and a little kid, your parents and grandparents and older siblings sniff you and rub your face with their nose. It\u2019s not like kissing in <\/span><\/i>that<\/i><\/b> way, it\u2019s just affectionate.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

He continued to say: <\/span>\u201cGrowing up in Alaska, I only really saw women do it to babies.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

And so, there you have it! An Eskimo kiss is, in fact, not the equivalent of a <\/span>passionate kiss<\/span><\/a> between lovers, and cultures and countries that use this kind of gesture too enjoy locking lips!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For many societies, countries, and cultures, a kiss entails locking lips either as a sign of love or friendship, or as a means to induce passion and arousal. So for a lot of us, this act of love, friendship, or passion, is seemingly normal.\u00a0 But why do so many people kiss… like they do? There are clearly other ways to show feelings of endearment? 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