the H/H kiss and HP entering the English language.

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 8498

Hi --

Heather Edmonds wrote:

> I asked my 14 year old sister (who is UK based and attends a mixed
> comprehensive school for all those who are debating whether attitudes
> to the kiss are partially based on culture and or home country)
> whether that kiss meant anything and she said and I quote "Of course
> it does. You don't just kiss any old boy, people would think you were
> a slag or something. Hermione must really, really like Harry." I
> enquired further as to whether she meant in a friendly or romantic way
> and was informed in very sarcastic tones "I meant she fancies him. You
> don't kiss your friends except at New Year and even then you don't
> kiss the boys!"

Ah, dare I tread here again so soon?  ..... Yes.  All I want to say is
that it's interesting that we've now got conflicting teenage viewpoints
from both sides of the pond.  So, perhaps it's just a personal
opinion/perspective issue, more than a cultural issue.  That is,
Heather's sister's view squares with those of Ebony's Detroit students &
Cassie's California (?) cousins.  But, this view isn't necessarily
shared by other US & UK teenagers who've spoken up (like Scott & someone
from the UK).

> I incidentally am evidentally a slag in her view as I do kiss my
> friends
> male and female and I certainly kissed all my male friends at new year

Well, you're older Heather -- I kissed male friends freely by the time I
was in college.  But not at 14.

> Finally Harry Potter seems to be entering the national ccnciousness,

It's very much in the US consciousness.  There was a Wall Street Jrnl
article a couple of months ago about the number of instances where HP
terms are entering the business/corporate language.  I told my husband
he should be grateful that he's HP-literate, for his career of course.
He just smiled & rolled his eyes.

Penny


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