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Since Coppei Coffee opened, lots of people have met each other in front of the shop or inside. Some ran into each other by chance, while others said "let's meet at the coffee shop on Main."

We've seen handshakes, hugs and kisses in these encounters, so the subject of greetings was already on our minds when a segment came on National Public Radio during a recent drive home from Walla Walla.

It was about a German organization proposing a ban on kissing in the work place.

The Knigge Society, a German group that advises on etiquette and social behavior, said that a new "kissing in the work place"...