{"id":66677,"date":"2020-05-19T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/05\/19\/life-after-lockdown-will-the-french-kiss-goodbye-to-la-bise\/"},"modified":"2020-05-19T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T09:00:02","slug":"life-after-lockdown-will-the-french-kiss-goodbye-to-la-bise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/life-after-lockdown-will-the-french-kiss-goodbye-to-la-bise\/","title":{"rendered":"Life after lockdown: Will the French kiss goodbye to &#8216;la bise&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k7wGwfbiRgC02ow3ebd\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As France slowly opens up after the lockdown, many are wondering about the long-term effects coronavirus is going to have on French society. 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