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[prisma valley]

hmmm wouldn't strike me as flirty unless I was already flirting with the person

"bisous" aka "kisses" is used quite a bit in French culture and isn't as intimate as in, say, American culture

[sonic fossil]

Okay cool. It was from a cat sitter I had, who also met my girlfriend, and is a friend of a friend of my girlfriend.

They're all French.

Thank you

Just had to make sure because I find it a bit odd as an American

[prisma valley]

consider that French people kiss one another on the cheek as a greeting or goodbye

at least between friends

or family

I've had work collegues use "bisous" with me and it's fine and not flirty

[rustic echo]

Well even though we kiss more than other countries I'm not sure we send 😘 to people we've been working for

[prisma valley]

fair

but a friend of a friend

doesn't shock me

[rustic echo]

Yeah, really depends on the relation between them

[prisma valley]

emoji are also really hard to judge and vary a lot based on age

[rustic echo]

"Une pensée à vous" sounds a bit romantic to me but I may be fcked up lol

Honestly, idk, if he's flirty well it's quite subtle

But it could be imo

[prisma valley]

I guess it also depends if the person is using vous or tu with OP

[rustic echo]

True, if it's "vous" denoting multiple people then not flirty

[prisma valley]

if it's vous (singular) then... yeah, a bit strange
if it's vous (plural) then... well they maybe just really liked the cat and feel close

[sonic fossil]

She also sent a video of her+cat and said "souvenir".

I was in France for 2 months so I do notice the more closeness between people in the culture. But it did seem a little odd.

[sonic fossil]

Yes she loved the cat

[prisma valley]

French people aren't really… closer (and fwiw I'm American but am married to a French guy and have lived here for nearly 4 years)
They're often more standoffish
but when you're friends… it's more significant
and if that person was already using "tu" with you I wouldn't assume anything aside from a friendly message, unless you start getting unsollicited nudes

[rustic echo]

Not flirty for me, simply expressing her appreciation for the cat and a kind message to you by the same occasion