What is the international etiquette of different countries?

Japan: Meeting etiquette: Japanese people usually bow as a greeting. There are special rules regarding the amount of bowing, the length of bowing, and the frequency of bowing. When bowing, you should not hold anything in your hand and you should not wear a hat on your head. Japan sometimes also shakes hands while bowing. Japanese women in general, and rural women in particular, only bow. When Japanese people meet someone for the first time, they usually exchange business cards, otherwise it is interpreted as an unwillingness to socialize with the other person.

Germany: Meeting etiquette: Germans pay more attention to the form of etiquette. In social occasions and guests to meet, the general line of the handshake. With acquaintances, friends and relatives meet, the general line of embrace. In dealing with guests, always happy to call each other their titles, but they do not like to hear compliments. It is not appropriate to call those who have just met by their first names.

The United States: meet etiquette: American meet etiquette, can be said to be the world's simplest. In general, with outsiders to meet, Americans tend to nod, smile as a gift, or just to each other "Hi" on the one and then stop. Not particularly formal occasions, Americans even the most common international handshake is also skipped. If not friends and family, Americans generally do not take the initiative to kiss and hug each other.

India: meet etiquette: Indians meet each other's etiquette, there are palms, raise their hands to show respect, embrace, touch the feet, kiss the feet. Generally empty hands, the mouth chanting "Namasdui", at the same time to give the palm salute. Now social occasions on the Indian men, also began to use the handshake etiquette, but Indian women in addition to the major diplomatic occasions, generally and not shake hands with men. With British guests, people dress formally and it is best to avoid physical contact. Hugs are allowed, but no other physical contact. With Italian guests, a handshake is important and shows very formal respect at business functions.

With Latin American guests, handshakes and hugs are frequent, and they stand closer than Americans when speaking. It is impolite to stand backward.

Arab and Islamic countries shake hands and then kiss each other on both cheeks in social situations, to be returned with the same respect.