THE GREETING
The customs and styles followed in greeting someone vary from country to country. Tourists are often confused on how to greet people from different cultures when they travel around the world. Travellers necessarily need to be aware of the gestures used in some countries ( especially in unfamiliar cultures) so as not to offend someone when meeting and greeting. Forms of greeting between men and women,men and men and eomen and women can be different in style.
Sri Lanka, with its ethnic diversity, has different greeting styles. We say " Ayubowan" in sinhala or " wanakkam" in tamil when geeting while muslims say "Assalamu alaikum" and Burghers shake hands. Traditionally, Sri lankans fo not hug or kiss when greeting a person. In other Asian countries like china, people nod their heads and smile, or shake hands when greeting somebody in a formal situation.
In russia a very firm handshake while maintaining direct eye contact is the common greeting style. However, one needs to remove his, her gloves before shaking hands. In the USA and in Britain shaking hands is the common tradition.
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