More About That Article on Kissing
That New York Times piece on kissing also asserts:
The German language has words for 30 different kinds of kisses, including nachküssen, which is defined as a kiss “making up for kisses that have been omitted.”
Speaking of salt, one more tidbit from the NYT article:
(The Germans are also said to have coined the inexplicable phrase “A kiss without a beard is like an egg without salt.”)