Traditional greeting customs across the world.

In my country, when you meet someone you know, you give him/her a loose embrace and a peck on the cheek. If it´s someone nearer, there´s almost a hug. .Thinking of it, in our country, touching each other is important.

We Filipinos greet each other by saying "kumusta ka?" (from the spanish words como estas") or in english "how are you?" with hand shake and pat on the shoulder, normally for men. Normally the women will greet each other by hugs and cheek to cheek and kiss is sent to the air with matching hugs. Soemtimes we say goof morning, good afternoon or good evening. The children has different way of greeting the elederly. They will take the hands of the elderly and the back of the hand is put on their forehead. The elderly would say God bless you in return.

In my country if we want to greet somebody it would be with arms wide open as if in a beauty contest and we say MABUHAY meaning long life to you. We do not do this as often as some other countries do because waving the hands and smiling is enough to mean that your greeting somebody. As for the traditional way to greet those who are older than us we place our heads in the hand instead of the lips this is called as MANO po sort of expressing our respect for them. On social gatherings we lightly kiss both cheeks of those we greet this is what we call BESO BESO.

Hi! Here in Asia, people are very respectful when I was studying in a Chinese school whenever we meet our teachers,staff or visitor we always greet and bow our head. Here in Philippines shaking hands and smiling is a good greeting.

If it is a stranger we say: hi or good morning, good afternoon, good day, good evening and we pass by. Or we just smile at someone. If you meet that stranger more frequently you may start a conversation. If it's someone we know we wil say the same, start a conversation. Sometimes we shake hands (= distance) or we kiss (closer to that person). If we ask: how are you doing we wait for an answer. So it's not just a way to say "hi" but a way to show your interest. If you meet more frequently you can skip the kiss and handshake too no need for that. You can even hear people hear greeting each other shouting all over the street. Hey how are you doing let's meet ... etc. Nobody will find that weird anymore. If it comes to that time has changed to. I don't think we are that polite anymore. To many kids shaking hands is weird already. The principal of my kids new school is staying outside when the kids arrive but also when they leave. He is giving each child a hand and say goodmorning or enjoy your day. The teachers do the same if the kids leave the classroom. I don't think I ever saw that. Even as I was at school they did not do it.

hi, abouth the same as your country , i also like that place , but the greeting like that seen in the picture, here very high in value if people meet and greet each other ussually just shake hands and it just shows a warm reception.but regardes the like in the picture where i was the greating of very respectable. if some one greeted in this way is necessarily the person feels very honored and it will feel very must respect from either a greeating and receiving of greeting.if you do bussines , your business will surely succed.