Hungary hold the title of most couples kissing simultaneously
A sigh has gone up in Manila, and a cry has been raised - Start kissing, and get those kisses on the lips, dammit. It’s your patriotic duty.
The Philippines has lost to Hungary the distinction as the most romantic travel destination, the country with the largest number of couples locked in lip-to-lip french kissing in one setting. Organizers of a kissing event in Budapest last week said they have seized the Guinness book of records from the Philippines, and they have video footage and audited documentation showing 7,451 couples locked in simultaneous mouth bonding for at least 10 seconds during the Sziget music festival.
Filipinos set the world record in February 2004 with 5,327 couples, only to be overtaken by 5,875 Hungarian couples in 2005. The Pinoys came back in February 2007 with 6,124 couples playing tonsil hockey to regain the record. But the Hungarians countered down again in June with 6,613 smooching couples, before the present smash hit of 7451 couples.
As a former Guinness record holder for the most number of couples locked in a kiss in one setting, the Philippines is expected to defend its reputation as the kissing capital of the world with a worthy comeback.
