From Kamal Shah
While advising “mind the mistletoe” you refer to the “Malay kiss” (23/30 December 2006, p 42). I am a Malay living in Malaysia and like most people here am Muslim. I have never in my life heard of the “Malay kiss”. Many Muslims observe rules against such close proximity.
The editor writes:
• It was Charles Darwin who coined the term.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
