Man, that's worse than "the refused handshake."
Reveals the differences in cultures between Queens, New York and Indiana. I grew up in Brooklyn in a Sicilian family. Men will often greet other men with a kiss, sometimes both cheeks – and once again if it’s a relative. Of course the old customs always seem to fade away in second and third generation Americans. But, that’s why immigrants came here, to leave behind the old ways and come to the new. The amazing America.