Different ways of Greeting

greeting in Oman

         Our planet is divided into many different countries which have many different races of people, different customs, and different manners. Each country has its own way of greeting people. In the USA it is normal for men to shake hands when they meet but it is unusual for men to kiss when they greet each other. British people often do no more than say “hello” when they see friends. Even adults usually shake hands only when they meet for the first time. French, including school-children, shake hands with their friends, or kiss them on both cheeks, each time they meet and they leave. That’s why French people think the British are unfriendly and impolite. In Japan it is polite and normal for men and women to bow when they greet someone. In Polynesia you take your friend’s hands and use them to stroke your face. The Inuit, who live in Canada, rub noses. In Tibet it is very polite to stick your tongue out at someone. It shows you have no evil thoughts.

HOWEVER in Oman we greet by shaking hands and saying >SALAM ALYKOM<...Also some people touch each other by their nose>>>as showing in the picture..

some of the greetings above are kinda weird....