Posted by Rosa on 4/5/2008, 20:02:43, in reply to "Re: Death of a Grandee and former PM"
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: I found it a bit weird to see Queen Sofía
: and the Princess of Asturias kissing and
: hugging with the widow and the daughters of
: the late mr. Calvo Sotelo.
Whether we like it or not, people like their RF feeling and standing close to those who grieve and suffer in moments of mourning and in this sense showing the conventional signs of empathy and affection: kissing and hugging.
I don’t like public kissing as a normal rule for greetings, but I have nothing against expressing emotion and sharing sorrow with this gesture as a sign of condolence. R.
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