Is the kiss to be replaced?

Having just read a story on the news that in Jordan - that's the country, not the British slapper that is also known as Katie Price - the government have encouraged people to avoid kissing to stop the spread of Swine Flu, which has engulfed the world, since it's major outbreak in Mexico earlier this year.

Will this work???

People all over the world like a good kiss, whether it be a quick peck on the cheek, or a full on frenchy with the other half, we all love doing it surely, one way or the other?

So, how would we cope if we didn't have kisses, what would we do to replace it?

Some suggestions include hugging, smiling, waving, or simply shaking hands, surely people wouldn't ditch a kiss in favour of shaking someones hand, I can see it now, I arrive home from work, "honey I'm home" - immediately the wife would run out to meet me, and just when I think I'm in for a passionate embrace on my return, I get offered a hand to shake instead!

It would just not happen.

Then again, I probably wouldn't be lucky enough to get my wife running out to greet me from work!!!

But let's say that the kiss was not there to use in the first place, what other gestures could be thought of?

How's about one of those things where you continuously slap your hands, you know in a child on the playground sort of way, we could all go back in time and make it an adult thing. How funny would that look as you greet a friend at work???

Another one? Well, you could do the old 'thumb on the nose whilst waggling your fingers' routine, I have no idea what that is called, hence the bizarre explanation!

Maybe we could reverse the rudeness theme, and make sticking out your tongue a greeting to be proud of rather than one you just tut at and think what a rude chap!

There could even be a word invented that we all use instead, and that becomes part of everyday life, or you could just say the word "kiss" and everyone would know what you were doing!

Any others out there?