What are the manners of greeting?

When two people face to face, shaking hands is the most popular etiquette in the world. Not only acquaintances and friends, but also strangers and opponents may shake hands. Handshakes are often accompanied by greetings, such as hello, welcome, thank you, take care, goodbye and so on. The handshake ceremony has many meanings, depending on the situation, which respectively mean acquaintance, meeting, farewell, friendship, congratulations, thanks, encouragement, support and condolences.

2, bow and scrape

This kind of etiquette generally means that subordinates show sincere respect to superiors or peers, students to teachers, younger generations to elders, and service personnel to guests.

Bowing is a traditional and widely used etiquette in China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea. Bowing mainly expresses the meaning of "bending down to show respect" In today's Japan, bowing is the most important thing. Therefore, when dealing with the Japanese, we should understand this etiquette.

Step 3 take off the hat ceremony

The ceremony of taking off the hat originated in the era of cold weapons. At that time, helmets were worn in combat, mostly iron and heavy. When a soldier arrives at a safe place, he first takes off his helmet to lighten the heavy burden. Take off your hat like this to show no hostility. For example, when you go to a friend's house, you will take off your hat to show friendliness, and this habit has been passed down, which is today's hat-taking ceremony.

4. Kissing ceremony

This kind of ceremony is usually accompanied by a certain degree of hug. People of different identities kiss in different places. Generally speaking, between husband and wife, between lovers or between lovers, it is appropriate to kiss lips; Between the elders and the younger generation, it is advisable to kiss your face or forehead; Between peers, it is advisable to face each other.

In public, close women can kiss their faces, men and women can face to face, younger generations can kiss their elders' foreheads, and men can kiss the fingers or the back of their hands of distinguished women. Residents of some tribes in Africa are often proud of kissing the feet of chiefs or the places where chiefs have walked. In ancient Rome and Persia, people of the same class could kiss their lips, but people of different classes could only kiss their faces.

5. Hugging ceremony

Hugging ceremony is a popular meeting etiquette in Europe and America. Some countries in other regions, especially the modern upper class, also practice this kind of ceremony. Hugging ceremonies are usually used in official or folk occasions, such as welcoming guests and friends or congratulating and thanking them. At present, this kind of ceremony is often held in foreign-related welcoming ceremonies in many countries.