What are common ways of greeting someone in your country that would be confusing in another?

The Dutch triple kiss

In the Netherlands, when two people of opposite genders meet, they say hello and kiss three times on alternate cheeks.

(Right - Left - Right)

What's confusing about this?

Almost every other European country (except Belgium) has a one-kiss or a two-kiss system.

So when a Dutch and a non-Dutch persons meet, there is a moment

That awkward moment when you go for the third kiss and you are left hanging.

It is confusing for the non-Dutch person and awkward for the Dutch one.

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