http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2257585,00.html
2006-07-13 20:02:33 · 4 answers · asked by jesusisdead 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yeah, funny way of getting brownie points. Why do adults give themselves permission to kiss and hug children for publicity? or invade babies buggies and grab them because they are sweet. Maybe it's the done thing there, a cultural habit that survives, but if he would have done it outside of Russia I'm sure we would have heard more about it.
2006-07-13 20:17:06 · answer #1 · answered by ThereisEnough 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not uncommon in their culture. Like Italian men, relatives or old friends, kissing each other on the mouth when they meet.
It's a cultural thing.
2006-07-13 20:07:26 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah that is creepy....maybe it symbolized something to him...who knows..maybe he is a pedophile.
2006-07-13 20:07:19 · answer #3 · answered by **BLu Tinkerbell** 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was probably culturally significant
2006-07-13 20:08:22 · answer #4 · answered by the redcuber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋