In very good company

Andrew Walker - 29 Feb, 2008

I’m no fan of tree ordination, but ground kissing is another thing altogether. When ex-PM Thaksin arrived in Bangkok yesterday he joined some prestigious company (even if he didn’t quite get the lips into action).

This guy is a serial tarmac smoocher:

Becks has an unusual technique:

Lara, as we would expect, is more orthodox:

This is genuinely democratic ground kissing for the masses:

But this, of another ex-PM (who definitely won’t be coming back!), is my all-time favourite:

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