In Germany—Kissing hand
• Kissing hand derives from the ancient convention that Vikings(维京人)pass gifts to Germanic(日耳曼) emperor with hand. This manner prevailed among upper classes of Europe in the past. As time goes by, it has spread to average people. Basically, people do this indoors. The part kissed is limited. It can’t exceed the wirst.
In Japan —Bowing
• Bowing acts as a greeting manner in many countries, especially in Japan. Japan is a country which pays much attention to etiquette. The requirement of standard bowing is strict. Japanese must take of hats before bowing, then bend bodies to a certain angle with eyes to the ground. The posture will last for a couple of seconds.
In New Zealand—Touching noses
• Maoris(毛利人) living in New Zealand still keep the ancient convention. That is touching noses. In this way, people greet with each other, especially for the first time. They consider it’s polite to touch nose to nose twice or three times continuously with guests. The more times and the longer people touch noses, the more the guest is respected.
Body language
Greeting culture
• We can learn a different culture in kinds of ways. No matter how you achieve it, if you wish to obtain a satisfied consequence, having a conversation with native people is necessary and important. So we have to have a full knowledge of how they say hello to each other at first step.
In Thailand—Hands clasped
• When the Thai people meet, they clasped their hands together, the men, hands placed on the face，and women placed in front of the chest,which is the way they show greeting to each other and elders.
• Different culture’s has its own way to greet other people, and they are quite various. Some type of greeting maybe even confuse a person belonging to another culture, or he or her thinks it’s rude. Sometimes, although different cultures have the same way to express, they attach to it different meanings. For example, raising your right hand is quite common to say hello when you encounter a friend or a stranger, but in Africa, it means that you have no weapon in your right hand, it’s a symbol of peace. So we can see long history and different geography condition make this happened.
202frican common way to say hello - raised his right hand, palm toward the other side, that my hand does not grip the stone. "It is said:" no weapons "is a symbol of friendship.
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Attaching face to face
• In Arab countries and some European countries like France, people will attach face to face to show greeting. One person attach to another’s face with right hand on the opposite person’s left shoulder and left hand embracing his or her waist. If the relationship of the two people is intimate enough, they will make a sound of kissing at the same time.