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Mr Big 2013-08-22 22:15
Elasticman 2013-08-22 22:31
Well, that obviously depends on which country you’re in. In India, you press your hands together, bow and say “namaste”. Bowing is quite common in all Asian countries, I think. In Arab countries many people do the cheekkissing. I was in Oman a few years back, they actually kiss each other on the nose and then they shake hands. And blokes walk around holding hands. Weird!
Ahmad-73 2013-08-22 22:36
In most Arab countries you shake hands if you’re being formal and kiss the cheeks of people you know well.
Kilroy 2013-08-22 22:46
I think bowing is more in eastern Asia. Japanese people are very particular about their bowing. How deep you bow depends on what status you have and how well you know the person.
SeaHorse 2013-08-22 22:59
Yamato86 2013-08-22 23:14
Japanese people are really reserved. They are extremely polite, never say what they think and always expect you to know what they’re thinking. It’s a pain in the ass if you’re American and expect to say whatever you think. I’ve made a fool of myself loads of times in Japan. Well, it all depends from which angle you look at it. To an American, Japanese people seem reserved. To some of us Japanese, Americans may seem a bit... over the top...
Gemini 2013-08-22 23:54
Swedes are even worse than the Japanese. They never talk to strangers and you can never just turn up at someone’s house. You always have to ring first. And they have really boring lives. No wonder they’re so suicidal...
Linnea 2013-08-23 00:12
That’s not true about Swedes. You’re just prejudiced. Or jealous because we’re so good looking :-)
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