In my country (KENYA), it is normal for men to shake hands when they meet, Greetings are casual – a handshake, a smile and say ‘Hujambo’ and the other person will respond ‘Sijambo’, but most Tourist answer ‘Hakuna Matata’ just like they see on lion king which makes them sound funny to the locals.
‘Namaste’ or ‘namaskar’ is the Indian way of greeting one another. Wherever they are–on the street, in the house, in public transport, on vacation or on the phone–when Hindus meet people they know or strangers with whom they want to initiate a conversation, “namaste” is the customary courtesy greeting with which to begin a conversation, and often the salutation with which to end an encounter. It is not a superficial gesture or a mere word, and it is used with all people one meets–young and old, friends and strangers. @WaweruM
@WaweruM Just as I have said in your previous post, Nigeria is a country that is diversified and has 521 Languages. There is no national Language of greeting except the use of English. But werr I come from my tribe greet like this: Dehgwo which means all type of saying a greeting. @WaweruM if you want a video I might send it to you as well
It’s depends on the situation , sometimes it’s just to say Assalamualaikum like to say Hi without anything more , sometimes with shake hands sometimes bow and hugs , the situation , if you didn’t see this person for a while or they come back from far place or trip , Eid and other Celebrating have also more Greeting than say Assalamualaikum
@mhjn are there different greetings, check out @deepakjhic greetings, or is he not Indian?
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‘Namaste’ or ‘namaskar’ is the Indian way of greeting one another. Wherever they are–on the street, in the house, in public transport, on vacation or on the phone–when Hindus meet people they know or strangers with whom they want to initiate a conversation, “namaste” is the customary courtesy greeting with which to begin a conversation, and often the salutation with which to end an encounter. It is not a superficial gesture or a mere word, and it is used with all people one meets–young and old, friends and strangers. @WaweruM
@WaweruM Just as I have said in your previous post, Nigeria is a country that is diversified and has 521 Languages. There is no national Language of greeting except the use of English. But werr I come from my tribe greet like this: Dehgwo which means all type of saying a greeting. @WaweruM if you want a video I might send it to you as well
It’s depends on the situation , sometimes it’s just to say Assalamualaikum like to say Hi without anything more , sometimes with shake hands sometimes bow and hugs , the situation , if you didn’t see this person for a while or they come back from far place or trip , Eid and other Celebrating have also more Greeting than say Assalamualaikum
For my Filipino cultural we always kiss on the cheek for a greeting or for our elders we will “bless” them but taking the top of their hand and gentle tap it on our forehead as a sign of respect.
In America, it’s a melting pot of diversity so it depends on the person you meet. Where I come from in Long Island there’s a lot of Italians so they kiss and hug. But if you’re part of the Jewish side on my community the men will not touch you, they will only verbally greet you,out of respect for their religion. But I think for american the most common way to greet is a friendly handshake