Look at the following pictures. In which countries do people greet each other in the way in each picture do? Some of the South American countries, Russia, France, Arab countries… Kiss:Shaking hands:In France, it is the custom to shake hands with people in the office every morning. Britain, China…How do people greet each other in different countries? Look at the following pictures and read the captions under them .Can you match the ways of greeting with the countries?Holland putting their hands together and bowing slightlyThailand kissing each other on one cheek and then the otherThe USA greeting each other by touching nosesSouth America hugging each otherThe Middle East shaking hands with each otherJapan bowing to each otherWhat about an Arab and a Japanese meeting for the first time? They shake hands with each other, because this custom is widely accepted across the world.As a Chinese, if you are not familiar with greetings from other countries,what might happen?Maybe we would feel embarrassed; we might be involved in awkward situations like… Do you know of any other ways of greeting that people around the world use?In English-speaking countries, there are some formal greetings, such as ‘How are you?’ and ‘How have you been?’. There are also some infor-mal ways of greetings. For instance, people ofte-n greet others that they know well with ‘Hi’,or what’s up?’.While in China, people tend to say,‘Have you had your dinner?’ or Where have youbeen?’People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Why?There are various reasons for this.Firstly,there are cultural differences. People in the west might feel at a loss when they hear Chinese people greet them by asking wheth...
