When I was living in my college dorm, I had this French girl as my neighbour.

The first time I met her, she leaned in for a Faire la bise or French cheek kiss.

She put a hand on my shoulder and leaned her face over.

Being the culturally inept person I was, I thought she was looking at something behind me. So I turned my head away from her to check what’s behind my back.

She, catching on to how culturally inept I was, decided to play along in order to avoid an awkward situation.

So the end result was the two of us staring stupidly at an empty spot behind me, when clearly there was nothing there to look at, her hand still on my shoulder as I strained my neck to see exactly what she seemed to be looking at.

Silence ensues for a few long seconds.

Only after I went back to my room did I realise my grave mistake.

Shit.

Suffice to say, I’m now a French cheek kissing expert.