Where should I put my hand when bowing?

When bowing, put your hands on both sides of your thighs and point your middle finger at the seam of your pants.

Bowing, that is, bending down to salute, is a solemn etiquette to show respect for others. This is not only one of the traditional manners in China, but also a common polite way in many countries. In our country, bowing is often used to express sincere respect to superiors, students to teachers, and younger generations to elders. It is also often used for service personnel to pay tribute to guests, or to express respect and gratitude to the audience and audience to performers, speakers and recipients.

When bowing, you should stand at attention, take off your hat, and look at the recipient with your eyes. Your eyes will naturally droop with your bow to show your modesty. When saluting, you can greet "Hello" and "Welcome" at the same time, or you can express your gratitude or apology. After the ceremony, when standing upright, you should also look at each other politely, which makes people feel sincere.

When bowing, never put your legs aside, bend down casually or just lean forward as a salute. This is a sign of indifference and disrespect to the recipient. In life, we often bow our heads and roll our eyes at each other. This method is very inappropriate and should be avoided. Don't eat or smoke when you bow. It's impolite.

Extended data:

1, the main points of a master of bow and scrape are:

(1) Don't stretch your neck too long, but stick out your chin;

(2) Ears and shoulders are at the same height;

(3) Keep the correct standing posture, put your legs together and look at each other's chest. As your body bends down, you will sag in the direction of your knees.

2. The meaning of bow:

The degree of bowing expresses different meanings. Such as: bend about 15 degrees to express gratitude; Bend about 30 degrees to show sincerity and apology; Bend about 90 degrees to show repentance, reform and apology. Bowing is also very particular for Koreans and Koreans. Koreans and Korean women hold their skirts in one hand, bow in the other, and slowly retreat when saying goodbye to show sincerity and respect.

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