'La bise', the traditional French way of greeting one another with a kiss on each cheek, might not make it in the post-COVID world. The French greeting is a tradition dating back to the Romans, ...

A France supporter blows a kiss ahead the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between France and Iceland on July 3, 2016. (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP) The Covid pandemic brought it to a ...

Although you might not have heard the term before, you'll be familiar with this very French way of saying hello. "La bise" is the greeting where a person gently bumps cheeks against another person, ...

Congratulations kiss: French president Emmanuel Macron embraces Kylian Mbappe during a ceremony to honour France's 2018 World Cup winners. Photo: Francois Mori / POOL / AFP. The traditional French ...

It is as French as croissants and coffee, but "la bise", France's age-old method of greeting with a peck on the cheek, is facing a ban due to fears that kissing is the best way to catch swine flu.

France's Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin holds up a document stating the government's recommendations to help prevent the transmission of the H1N1 influenza virus, during a news conference ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. France might be slowly emerging from confinement, but it isn’t ...

It’s a fundamental part of living in France that can leave foreigners a little flummoxed. "La bise" is the way people greet each other by exchanging kisses on the cheek. Where does this beloved ...

As France slowly opens up after the lockdown, many are wondering about the long-term effects coronavirus is going to have on French society. One big question is "to bise or not to bise?" The "bise" is ...

It is as French as croissants and coffee, but "la bise", France's age-old method of greeting with a peck on the cheek, is facing a ban due to fears that kissing is the best way to catch swine flu.