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"For the record, my European sojourn wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t all fun and games&amp;amp;#8212;I was also conducting serious sociological research on Old World mating habits. While I don&amp;amp;#8217;t plan to incorporate the double air kiss into my bag of tricks, I did observe four European habits that will hopefully enrich my provincial (and currently hypothetical) love life:RANDOM: I saw this flier at my neighborhood deli. I&amp;#x27;m all about missed connections, but this may be a little over the top. What do you think?There&amp;amp;#8217;s nothing wrong with a little PDA. The most romantic thing I saw on my trip was a couple on a scooter making out passionately while waiting for the stoplight to change. Kissing is awesome&amp;amp;#8212;can you blame a couple for locking lips at every possible moment? Be a little possessive. I consider myself a professional girl-watcher, but by the end of the trip my corneas were sore from so much ogling. Naturally, some of the beautiful women I was admiring had boyfriends, who were quick to shoot me a nasty look and squeeze their girl a little tighter, which is as it should be. Let it all hang out. It wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t all lovey-dovey on the continent&amp;amp;#8212;I also witnessed more than a few Public Displays of Annoyance. American couples tend to stifle their anger in public, but everyone still picks up on their resentment. Public disagreements are bound to happen every once in awhile&amp;amp;#8212;healthy couples address the issue and move on. Make love a priority. Based on my recent trip as well as my experience studying in Spain, I get the feeling that Europeans make family and romance a higher priority than us over-worked, over-stressed Americans. The most important souvenir I brought back is a commitment to slowing my life down a bit and savoring the simple pleasures. OK, I just rattled off a lot of broad generalizations, but I think everyone would agree that different cultures approach love differently. Have you been to other places in the world&amp;amp;#8212;or within the United States&amp;amp;#8212;where men and interact differently, for better or worse? Has your ethnic background influenced your perspective on romance?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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