1.
TIBET
: Sticking Out Your Tongue
To
prove yo’re not the reborn, black-tongued king of Tibet, sticking out your
tongue is today considered a polite greeting.
2. Malaysia : Asking “Where are you
going?”
It’s
not really a question, but the polite response is considered to be “Just for a
walk” or “nowhere important!”
3. Philippines : Putting Knuckles On Your
Forehead In The Philippines
4. India : Touching Elders’ Feet
To
show resoect in India, it is common to touch another person’s feet in a
greeting gesture called the Pranama.
5. Thailand : Performing The Wall
To
perform this traditional greeting, place your palms together at your chest,
then bow your head so that your thumbs touch your chin and your fingertips
touch your forehead.
6. Greenland : “Eskimo” Kissing
The
people of Greenland have a special greeting known as the Kunik. Participants place
their nose and top lip on the cheek or forehead of their companion and breathe
in.
7. China : Kowtowing
Today
only used in the most formal of situations, Chinese people would once prostrate
themselves by kneeling and touching their forehead on the ground to greet
respected superiors.
8. Usa : Fist Bumping
Now
used worldwide, bumping fist together as a greeting first originated in the USA
in the 1940s amongst motorcycle gangs.
9. France : Kiss Cheeks
If
two people about to greet one another are rather familiar, it is customary
in France (as well as in other countries) to kiss cheeks — what's called faire
la bise. But cheeks don't have lips, you might say. That's true. But at the
same time, lips do not have cheeks.
10.
Japan
: Bow
In
Japan, people will greet each other with a bow. Bows differ in
duration and in angle of decline according to formalities. Men typically bow
with their hands at their sides, whereas women will bow with their hands
touching on their thighs.
11.
New
Zealand : Hongi
The
Maori people of New Zealand will greet visitors with a beautiful gesture called hongi
(pressing foreheads and noses together, with eyes closed). Maori will
perform this move to initiate newcomers,
and exchange the breath of life with them.
12.
Mongolia
: Hada
Upon
receiving a new guest in their home, a Mongolian will offer the newcomer a
hada (a cut of cotton or silk). To receive this gift appropriately, take
it up gently with both hands and bow slightly.
13.
Greece
: Patting Each Other
In
Greece you'll see
a lot of men patting each other on the back or at shoulder level when greeting
each other.
14.
Kenya
: Adamu (Jumping Dance)
The
Masai warrior tribe in Kenya performs an elaborate ceremony to welcome
visitors, not least amazing of which is the adamu or jumping dance.
It involves the warriors forming a circle and competing to see who can jump the
highest.
15. Saudi Arabia : Handshake
In
Saudi Arabia, as in other Middle Eastern countries and around the world,
Muslims will very often greet each other with a handshake
and the words "As-salamu alaykum" will be spoken. Men may follow this
with kissing cheeks, and placing the left hand on the other's right shoulder.
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