An acquaintance asked to kiss my hand
Because she is from Turkey
And people in Turkey kiss the hands of older people.
That’s how she explained it.
Which got me wondering
Just how old you have to be
In order to be eligible
For a kiss on the hand in Turkey.
And while I was wondering
I also wondered
Just how long it would take me
To be comfortable with being kissed on the hand.
And just how long it will take her
To move beyond the practice
Of picking out people who look older”
And kissing hands in Canada.
And all of this got me thinking
How amazing it is
That we cross so many cultural divides
In the course of a lifetime.
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