{"id":6777,"date":"2021-02-19T07:08:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T07:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=6777"},"modified":"2021-02-14T13:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T13:09:25","slug":"most-curious-international-greetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/most-curious-international-greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Most curious international greetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most curious international greetings<\/h1>\n

UPGRADE<\/p>\n

We are here with a post that we think is very interesting, because it let’s see how many of you have traveled abroad. We imagine that many, many, but;\u00a0How many of you have been embarrassed when greeting someone for not knowing very well what to do?\u00a0And it is that depending on the country to which we travel, they may have a curious way of greeting each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have wanted to divide it by continents, although we have not included America because there is the typical thing: shake hands if they do not know each other much, a kiss if they know each other more … But even so, if you know some kind of curious greeting in that continent, we will be delighted to hear from you 🙂<\/p>\n

Well, let’s start with Europe!<\/h4>\n

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FRANCE<\/strong><\/td>\nThe normal is two;\u00a0but they can give you three, even among the French, there are four.\u00a0Come on, it is quite difficult to get it right when greeting<\/td>\nHOLLAND<\/strong><\/td>\nThey usually give three kisses, but in addition, it is quite common to give what is called “a peak” between two friends (man and woman)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ITALY<\/strong><\/td>\nThey give two kisses like here, but with a peculiarity, and that is that they begin by kissing from the left.\u00a0Be very careful because otherwise we will give kisses on the mouth by mistake<\/td>\nHUNGARY<\/strong><\/td>\nOnly two kisses are given to women who are our friends, and it begins, as in Italy, from the left<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
POLAND<\/strong><\/td>\nMen tend to kiss women on the hand when they are introduced or known to them<\/td>\nRUSSIA<\/strong><\/td>\nHere we find a bit of everything, and that is, either they just shake your hand, or if they are more confident, they give you a kiss on the corner of your lips;\u00a0They can even give you three kisses.\u00a0So the European gold medal is taken, to the country that is more difficult to hit when it comes to greeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

We all got on our plane, and we flew a bit south, to Africa.<\/h4>\n

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MUSLIM<\/strong><\/td>\nThe greeting they perform is to hold arms while saying Salamu alaykum: “Peace be with you.”\u00a0Also, be very careful since there should be no physical contact between a man and a woman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SIERRA LEONE<\/strong><\/td>\nSpecifically, the Mend\u00e9 tribe, greet each other by rubbing each other’s chin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KENYA<\/strong><\/td>\nHere it is not the form of the greeting but what the greeting itself is, and it is that in this country the typical thing is to greet anyone who crosses your path, stop, greet them, ask them how they are, and we can continue on our way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EQUATORIAL GUINEA<\/strong><\/td>\nLet’s see if you don’t get lost with the steps, first they put their left hand on the other person’s right shoulder, then they bring their heads closer, putting their upper left part on the upper right part of the other.\u00a0Then the opposite is done again, to make the complete greeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MALAWI<\/strong><\/td>\nWhen two acquaintances, from the Ng\u00e1 tribe, meet, the normal thing is to shake the other’s penis;\u00a0two, if they are known.\u00a0If there is trust, there will be three, but be careful!\u00a0that if you go over and give four, they will be able to criticize you for homophobic attitudes.\u00a0What happens among women?\u00a0Well, between them, they squeeze the breasts, equaling the numbers to that of men.\u00a0If a man and a woman meet, they will greet each other like this too<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Have you hallucinated a bit with Africa, right?\u00a0We did the same, but without further ado, we got on our plane and flew nonstop to Asia.<\/p>\n

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SAUDI ARABIA<\/strong><\/td>\nHere we find a special greeting but for a specific case.\u00a0If while there, we meet a person of high distinction or the Saudi royal family, we should give him a kiss on the shoulder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INDIA<\/strong><\/td>\nThis greeting is quite famous and known to many, and it is the famous “Namaste”, which is putting both palms of the hands at chest level while we make a brief bow.\u00a0But, we can find two other types of greetings in this country.\u00a0One is to raise the palm of the right hand, as a sign of good intentions not to carry weapons (\u00bf?).\u00a0The second greeting is to raise the right palm of the hand and make a circle in the air<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHINA<\/strong><\/td>\nThey usually shake hands in meetings, although it is also quite common to find the typical Chinese greeting of making a brief bow with the head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JAPAN<\/strong><\/td>\nGreetings are not usually given with physical contact, although it is true that each time they are becoming westernized little by little, and they can give you two kisses.\u00a0But what is the typical greeting?\u00a0Well, the inclination of the head in a show of respect towards the other person, placing the arms on the legs.\u00a0This inclination can be made more noticeable before important people (bosses, authorities …)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TIBET<\/strong><\/td>\nThe way of greeting among a tribe of Tibetans is quite curious;\u00a0and it is that they show the language in sample that they will never say a bad word against the person they are greeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What did you think of the Asian area?\u00a0Did you like their ways of greeting each other?\u00a0Well, we only have two more visits left, there are many kilometers, but here we go.<\/p>\n

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SIBERIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

GREENLAND<\/strong><\/p>\n

ALASKA<\/strong><\/p>\n

CANADA<\/strong><\/td>\n

And you will tell us, but what do these four areas have in common?\u00a0Simple, to the Eskimos.\u00a0Although they according to which area, they do not like to be called Eskimos, such as Canada.\u00a0We all already know how Eskimos greet each other, who does not remember David the Gnome, giving his wife Lisa kisses, touching nose to nose?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NEW ZEALAND<\/strong><\/td>\nFrom our point of view, it is the most touching greeting of all, I don’t know why, but I just love it.\u00a0The greeting is called \u201chongi\u201d, and you have to put your nose close to the other person’s nose and breathe in the air.\u00a0Do you remember the photo of Princess Lady Di doing the Hongi greeting to an indigenous woman?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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And this is all for today, we hope you liked the post, and you found it interesting.\u00a0Now, you have no excuse for not doing the greeting well when you travel to these countries.\u00a0And by the way, if one of your goals this year is to obtain your official title in ANY LANGUAGE, we give you\u00a0direct access to the number 1 online platform.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n \u00a1D\u00e9janos unas estrellitas si te ha gustado el post!<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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