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Essay On Types Of Greeting

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Types of greetings in different cultures. As we know there are different kinds of countries in the world and also has their variety of cultures. What is the culture at first? Culture is a notion or shared system meaning, beliefs, values, and behavior shared by members of community or group through which experience interpreted and carried out. Greeting is also a branch of culture. Because of greeting is an act of communication, human to show attention to each other, to suggest a type of relationship between groups of people or individuals coming contact with each other. Greetings can be verbal and physically and often we use combination of the two. Sometimes gestures also expressed our greeting. The form of greeting is determined by social etiquette, as well as by the relationship of the people. …show more content…

For example, muslims greet other muslims by saying "Assalomu aleykum" which literally means "may peace be upon you". I have found some information about greetings of different countries and I was culture shock. Because this greetings are unusual. For example, monks in Tibet to greet with people with press the hands together and place them in front of their chest to show that they "come in peace" and their tongue out . Nowadays very polite greeting for them. Philippines, expressed their respect by taking hands and pressing it on their forehead. This gesture called "Mano". In Oman, men often greet each other by pressing their noses together. Malaysian people greeting with asking the question: “Where are you going?” It is polite response is considered to be just for walk or nowhere important. Indians people greeting both gesture and verbal. Common gesture in India touching elders’ feet. This greeting to show respect for elders’ and their verbal greeting is - hands are pressed together and held near the heart with the head gently bowed and say

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