Myka Meier speaks three languages: Continental European, British and American.
In other words, Meier, an etiquette expert who trained under a former member of the royal household of Queen Elizabeth II, is fluent in manners. Take the potentially awkward air kiss: In America, she explained, it’s one air kiss on one cheek. The British plant two air kisses using both cheeks, and on the Continent it’s three air kisses alternating between both cheeks.
“But no lip-smacking noises ever,” Meier stressed.