These are the most unique ways that people greet around the world
From Tibet to Tuvalu, here's how hello to you in the countries around the world.
In America, people greet each other with nails, handshakes and hellos but it's not the way the greetings always go to the rest of the world. In Mongolia, for example, traditional greetings involve the exchange of a piece of silk. And more in Zambia, people press the thumbs up rather than shaking hands. The world is full of various and fascinating cultures, then read it to learn more about some of the most unique greetings around the world.
1 In New Zealand, you scrub our noses.
Almost every time a political figure visits New Zealand, they arePhotographed rub our nose with senior officials. Why? For new Zealand-named, the Maori tribe - it's the traditional way to greet someone calledHongi.
As language teacherNikolas Couplandexplains inThe Manual of Language and Globalization, "We believe that when both noses meet, people exchange their breath and the visitor becomes one of the local people."
2 While in the United Arab Emirates (water), youto bump nose.
When people greet in the water, they usually rub their noses together. As a writerAli al Saloom explains inThe National, this gesture "is connected to pride and dignity" because the Arabs touch their noses and forehead on the ground "as a sign of respect" when they pray.
3 In Tibet, you go out your language.
When someone glues tongue to you in America, it's usually not very polite. In Tibet, however, people stick their languages as a means ofsay hi.
According toEastern Asian Studies Institute in UC Berkeley, this unusual greeting began a long time ago, when Tibetans felt as if they had to prove that they were not the reincarnation of a diabolian king in the ninth century with a black language. If your language is healthy and pink and non-black and rooted, you can not be diabolical - otherwise the logic is.
4 In Tuval, you sniff people.
This one is not as strange as it seems. In fact, theSog The gesture, as it is called Tuvalu, is just a single outlet on the greeting of the kissing cheeks.
During theSog Hi, you press firmly on your face against that of the person you meet and instead of embracing their cheeks, you inspire. It's easy! Oh, and according toUniversity of Florida Atlantic, you only have to use this greeting when you first arrived on or leaving the island, so do not worry about not sniffing each person you meet if you decide on your holiday in Tuval.
5 You present a piece of silk in Mongolia.
"It's a common practice for the Mongols to express their best wishes by presenting Hada [a raw silk band or linen] on many occasions, like ... Visit guests senior and entertaining," NotesChinaculturure.org, managed by the Ministry of Chinese Culture.
Give and receive a HADA is not so simple. If you greet a superior or elder, you have to lift it above your shoulders and your bow during the presentation of the HAD; If you greet an equal, you lift it and ask them between them before presenting yourself too; And if you areto receive One of an eldest, you have to accept it with both hands and lift it on your head so that you can wear it on your shoulders.
6 And in Mongolia, your response to a greetingmust Be positive.
No matter what you are going through, you have to put your best smile of fake smile every time someone greets you in Mongolia. When someone says "healthy baina uu?" - or "How are you?" - The anticipated answer is "healthy", which means "good".
"A negative answer is considered rudeness," explains ChinaCulturure.org. "Only later in the conversation can be mentioned."
7 In Liberia and Benin, you slam your fingers.
If you ever come to visit Liberia or Benin, do not be surprised when someone welcomes you by threading your fingers. InBenin (other travel guide), Former body of volunteer peaceErika KrausandFelicie ReidNote that "people who become familiar with each other will add a glance to their handshake."
Similarly, in Liberia, residents use the so-called "Liberian finger snap, "which involves a hand handle, an adhesion, a snap,andA fist bump. It is essentially a handful of a secret hand, with the exception of the whole country knows it.
8 In Zimbabwe, you perform slow and rhythmic handclaps ".
Everyone in Zimbabwe does not take care of the hand this way when they meet someone again. However, for the people of Shona - most of them currently live in the African country - it is a sign of respect, asGreetings guideCompiled by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and the Notes National Aerospace and Space Administration (NASA).
9 In Zambia, you tighten the thumbs.
Although the Zambians technically shake hands when they say hello, their handshakes are far from what you see in the United States as a USDA / NIFA / NASA greeting guide explains, in Zambia, "some greet in gently pressing an inch. Essentially, all you need to do to make this greeting is wrap your hand around the other person's thumb and, well, squeeze.
10 In Iran, you avoid contact with the eyes.
If you are not a visual contact fan with strangers, then you just match Iran. According to the USDA / NIFA / NASA guide, keeping a look down when you greet someone again in Iran is considered "a sign of respect. The only moment you should ever make a visual contact with someone in Iran is when you know them at an intimate level.
11 In Botswana, tightening your elbow and shake slightly.
Some people in the United States put into practice their hands handles just to make sure they are not too weak.BotswanaOn the other hand, "Soft" is the desired force of a greeting message.
"People touch hands, like a handful hand that does not understand a grip, just slightly grazing palms and fingers," explains the USDA guide, NIFA and NASA. In general, people will also place their left hand under their right elbow as they tremble as a sign of respect.
