According to Nyrop, up until the 20th century, " it seldom or never takes place between men, with the exception, however, of royal personages ," although he notes that in former times the " friendly kiss was very common with us between man and man as well as between persons of opposite sexes.

In other cases, where being seen as friendly to another country is seen as a local political kiss of death, the decline or absence of soft power will prevent a government from obtaining particular goals.

Men often exchange friendly hugs ( abrazos ) and it is also common for both men and women to greet friends and family with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

They part on friendly terms, with a kiss.

These seals can give kiss, wave, and say a friendly hello.

She is friendly and welcoming to Oskar when he arrives at her house, though she does decline Oskar's offer of a kiss.

Usually, these movements involve the primary use of hands, but could also involve a series of touching feet, elbows, or in some cultures a friendly kiss.

She said, and her tone had softened until it was almost friendly.

Although probably on friendly terms with the Romans in the early 1st century, there is little evidence of the Peucini until ca.

The two kings maintained a friendly relationship, meeting in 1206 and 1207, until it was rumoured in 1209 that William was intending to ally himself with Philip II of France.

Commissioned in 1939, she was successful during World War II until she was lost to friendly fire in 1944

Nominally friendly lords and even his own fortresses closed their gates to him, and John was forced to flee into Scotland with a handful of retainers and throw himself on the charity of the Scottish King Robert II until the crisis was over.

Shackleton and Scott stayed on friendly terms, at least until the publication of Scott's account of the southern journey in The Voyage of the Discovery.

Living on friendly terms with the king, Harald kept this agreement until Sigurd ’ s death in 1130.

Believing the Blue-haired Fairy died from sorrow, he weeps until a friendly pigeon offers to give him a ride to the seashore, where Geppetto is building a boat to go out and search for Pinocchio.

And therefore, all his friends did not abandon him, but fought together with him until the end of his life, because Cyrus knew how to pick friends who were friendly and trustworthy and reliable.

He remained very friendly with his old rival Aaron Pryor, and the pair saw each other several times a year until Argüello's death.

During the American Revolution, the settlers, having been warned by a friendly Oneida Indian about an enemy raid, abandoned their farms until after the war.

According to Sebastian, Eliade had been friendly to him until the start of his political commitments, after which he severed all ties.

Gravano was friendly with DiBernardo and tried to get the murder called off until he had a chance to speak with Gotti after his trial.

He also suppressed all religious houses and confiscated their property, an act that suspended friendly relations with Rome for nearly eight years, until mid-1841.

She is known to be short-tempered and have a gruff exterior, although she is shown to be polite, sensitive, and friendly until she is picked on by the other students.

Intending to enter the Church, he proceeded to Edinburgh University, where he studied theology under Dr Thomas Chalmers, with whom he remained friendly until the latter's death in 1847.

In 1568 an inquiry into the disposition of William Breton's property with a view to the protection of the children's rights was instituted before the Lord Mayor, but the matter was probably settled in a friendly manner, for Gascoigne continued to hold the Walthamstow estate, which he had from his wife, until his death.

The Gatlings continued to fire until Lt. Parker observed Lt. Ferguson of the 13th Infantry waving a white handkerchief as a signal for the battery to cease firing to avoid causing friendly casualties.

Fujisawa began mentoring Cho, and the two kept a friendly relationship between each other until Fujisawa's death in 2009.

" The friendly hand was that of Judith Frere, whom he had known since 1796, and who continued to be his faithful companion until her death, three months before his own.

The most interesting exploration of relatives is in the episode " The Rest is History " where the current Count Duckula travels back in time using his castle clock to the year 1199 and meets the very first Count Duckula, who was apparently a normal Count, until his butler Igorth ( possibly a relative of the current Igor ) replaces a friendly pet bat with a vicious vampire bat, thus triggering the beginning of the vampire line.

They are often aloof with strangers until the owners of the home welcome the guest, upon which they are typically very friendly to them.

It prejudiced public opinion among the radical groups in Russia who, until that time, had been friendly because they regarded the uprising as of a social rather than a national character and it stirred the Russian Government to more energetic endeavors toward the speedy suppression of hostilities which were growing in strength and determination.

Complaints centered on the recent problems with Chinese production of other consumer products, China's human rights record, exporting of jobs, and China's less than friendly political relationship with the USA.

The A-side, a song called " Substitute ", then a recent worldwide hit for South African girl-group Clout, was considered more " radio friendly ".

In recent years, Poland has extended its responsibilities and position in European and Western affairs, supporting and establishing friendly foreign relations with both the West and with numerous European countries.

However, in some more recent portrayals, like those of Roald Dahl, some giants are both intelligent and friendly, as in Gulliver's Travels.

In recent years sisal has been utilized as an environmentally friendly strengthening agent to replace asbestos and fibreglass in composite materials in various uses including the automobile industry.

More recent refrigerators use R600A which is isobutane, and does not deplete the ozone and is friendly to the environment.

While the advanced mathematical nature of such adaptive systems has kept neural networks for financial analysis mostly within academic research circles, in recent years more user friendly neural network software has made the technology more accessible to traders.

Interest in microbial surfactants has been steadily increasing in recent years due to their diversity, environmentally friendly nature, possibility

As a result of the " Ink War ", traditional accounts of Steinitz's character depict him as ill-tempered and aggressive ; but more recent research shows that he had long and friendly relationships with some players and chess organizations.

The most recent full international played at the stadium was a friendly match between Scotland and Australia in August 2012.

* RAF fighter ace Wing Commander Douglas Bader was shot down in what recent research suggests was a friendly fire incident.

In recent years, Black Rod has ' suffered ' a friendly jibe on this annual occasion from the outspoken Labour MP Dennis Skinner.

German occupation of Western Europe during World War II, notably the occupation of France, shared many aspects with more recent cases of LIC, such as the " Hearts and minds " stage early on, establishment of puppet governments, strong propaganda aimed at isolating resistance movements, and support to domestic friendly forces ( such as the Milice in France ).

Due to recent changes in electronic waste legislation, economical and environmentally friendly television disposal has been made increasingly more available in the form of television recycling.

The most recent international friendly at Qualcomm set an all-time attendance record for the sport in the region.

This has begun to improve in recent years with new housing developments, better schools and plans to breathe life back into the local business community via various climate friendly projects.

According to a recent survey by Gallup Korea and the Japan Research Center, 20 % of Koreans had friendly feelings towards Japan and 36 % of Japanese the same towards Korea.

Beşiktaş renewed its appeals to UEFA and FIFA when Letchkov turned out without club permission for Bulgaria in a recent friendly against Argentina.

The most recent result was a 2 – 1 win against Oceania Champions New Zealand in a friendly international match held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

In addition, a recent book on the massacre attributes at least some of the killing to friendly fire by a lawman who was unfamiliar with his weapon, based on ballistic tests.

Although the term with its current meaning has sometimes had negative connotations and sometimes jocular connotations, in recent years its pejorative qualities have lessened so " bimbo " is now often used as a more neutral, or even friendly, term.

This gave a boost of confidence for both Maori and the children of recent immigrants, and the American street dance forms such as popping, locking and breaking created a friendly environment for the Maori and Pacific Islander youth in order to fashion their own styles and codes.

His most recent appearance for England came in a 2 – 1 friendly defeat to Germany in August 2007, Dyer replacing Alan Smith in the second half.

He was recalled to the German national team for the first time since the 2006 World Cup in a friendly against Switzerland on 20 March 2008, because of his recent club form.