While lamâsching[link to tilmann] takes place when a group of people enjoys unconditionally shared body contact in an explicitly innocent way, sarping takes it a step further. Still far away from sex, a sarp can - in contrast to a lamasching situation - contain mouth-to-mouth contact and nudity.
This differentiation is, however, not binary. While full-body clothing and the occasional humorous break may be important for newcomer lamaschers, people who are more used to lamasching culture and feel that the type of relationship to the other members of their lamâsching circle is clearly defined may want to move up the scale in a more sarpy direction. That can mean that more direct skin contact is applied, less joking and laughing takes place and/or kisses on regular body parts.
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