Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Different-ways-to-greet-in-the-world
It is the mark of politeness and respect! As hand gestures to avoid, countries also have different ways to say hello and it's always funny enough to learn these habits that sometimes seem absurd.
In Europe
Between the thousand and one combinations of handshakes, the thousand and one kisses (one, two, three or even four) ... Europe is full of ways to say hello but it is quite equivalent for all its countries. At work, at school, between men or when we do not know the person ... Most of the time, we shake hands. While with family, friends or girls, we make the kiss! Little advice for boys.
In Asia
In Tibet: sacred monks It begins well ! This way of saying hello will surprise you for sure! In Europe, it is the most famous grimace and children are forbidden to do it. You understand it ... In Tibet, we draw our tongue to say hello. This is less and less true, let's face it ... But for history buffs, know that we could cast spells and color the language, therefore, by showing it, we proved that we were not bewitched .
In the Middle East
In the Middle East, in cities like Dubai or Abu Dhabi, sheikhs kiss each other. So it is true that when we see these people do this for the first time, we fall naked ... But we quickly get used to it.
In China, Japan, India and Thailand: the fantastic 4 It is well known, in Asia, as we often see in movies, the custom presupposes that we make a bow to greet each other. Between these 4 countries, the reverence changes. In China, one bends the head while in Japan one inclines also the bust. Finally, in India and Thailand, it is with the head and hands together.
In America
In America, it looks a bit like Europe and especially Spain. Indeed, in South America, Mexico, people are a nice hug. Lovers of stories, you want to know why? Just because at the time, it allowed to check if the other person had no weapons in the back.
In Africa
In Botswana: we wanna be polite You are used to shaking hands? You will not be too disappointed if you go to Botswana, finally, especially at the level of greetings (the landscape is another story). The plus is that in this beautiful country, we shake hands not, but THE hands! That is to say that we shake hands normally, then we add the other hand one after the other, so as to form a small scrum of hands.
In the Maghreb
In some Maghreb countries, hospitality is also reflected in the gestures. Indeed, to say "hello", we put our hands on the heart saying "peace be with you" in Arabic.
In Oceania
In New Zealand: we think of all-black It sounds a lot like the greetings of the Sheikhs of Dubai. In New Zealand, to greet each other, you stick your forehead and your nose. And yet, we do not talk about rugby and scrums.
The islands of Tuvalu
Have you ever seen two people greeting each other in the islands of Tuvalu? There, we stick our heads too, but instead of sticking his nose as in New Zealand, just inspire and take a breath of fresh air! To conclude, we can also mention the famous Eskimos who give their name to this famous kiss with the nose (to check that it is not iced!).
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