If We Didn't Shake Hands, How Would We Greet Each Other?

[Triune Kingdom]

How long did you have to search for this.. I mean.. Really I'm pretty adept at google
. But like.
"hey siri .. Find me. Full anal penetration ritual greetings around the world "

"I found 1 obscure reference . Is your wife at home before I tell these results . And no its not north Korea "

I am Croatian and this was quite the news at the time.

 

[Histor32]

I am Croatian and this was quite the news at the time.

Thankfully the several times I've been to your beautiful nation I didn't get the formal greeting

Unlike each time at a tsa check point in the USA ... Wait now I get where the tsa comes from....

 

[Mightyboosh5]

This all reminds me of the non obscure term "glasgow kiss" (headbutt) which is not uncommon to hear in the uk if you are talking about headbutts.

 

[Lenwe]

Seems less messy and not as intrusive to the private space

kissing is still common in Europe.

And in Latín america

 

[Histor32]

But

And in Latín america

Kissing is Common practice in lots of places, but reserved for friends, not strangers, and is considered a term k lf friendship . and many times doesn't require the finger from the other thread . However I could see .. Eh.. Nah

 

[Lenwe]

But

Kissing is Common practice in lots of places, but reserved for friends, not strangers, and is considered a term k lf friendship . and many times doesn't require the finger from the other thread . However I could see .. Eh.. Nah

Well depend on The country and your sex, a woman Is always greeted With, at least, one kiss, between men The Kiss Is reserved to closer Friends and family,

 

[Albert.Nik]

Hugs,Namaskar and Kisses are the three I can think of instantly.

 

[Don Corleone]

Vulcan signal for Live Long And Prosper

 

[Gabingston]

Yeah, bows and cursies etc. make sense.

Of course, there's always room for a world where the Roman salute doesn't get co-opted by a bunch of dicks.

"Alright, that's the deal right there, have a great day"
"You too, take care"

*For the record, I don't believe that Laura Ingraham intended to give a Hitler Salute, but that's how it came across, so..."

 

[Fan of Alternate History]

Basically, what if we didn't shake hands on meeting one another?

i believe it would be a small bow or curtsy. IIRC that is what it was for a long time before handshakes because handshakes were seen as more egalitarian.

 

[Jared]

We already have something similar in RL. Have you ever heard of Croatian Handshake?

How long did you have to search for this.. I mean.. Really I'm pretty adept at google
. But like.
"hey siri .. Find me. Full anal penetration ritual greetings around the world "

"I found 1 obscure reference . Is your wife at home before I tell these results . And no its not north Korea "

Updated list of countries I'm planning to visit:

Greece
North Macedonia
Albania
Montenegro
Croatia

 

[ramones1986]

Hand on your heart.

I thought it was exclusively Malaysian:

 

[ModusViv]

Tip of the hat? Air kisses? Sniffing each other's butts like dogs? Singing a song detailing your lineage back to your most famous ancestor?

 

[Gabingston]

I thought it was exclusively Malaysian:

Ahh, she's gorgeous

 

[Jared]

Tip of the hat? Air kisses? Sniffing each other's butts like dogs? Singing a song detailing your lineage back to your most famous ancestor?

The United Nations, 1 January 1955:

"What do you mean, we can't swear in the new ambassadors for this year?"

"Because last year's ambassadors are still introducing themselves."

"What?"

"The Israeli ambassador has been singing all year and is only as far back as David. He still has to get back to Adam."

"Huh?"

"The Japanese ambassador has gone through his royal ancestors back to about AD 100, but he has about 700 years to go too until he gets to Emperor Jimmu."

"..."

"Oh, and the Egyptian ambassador is only back to the Twelfth Dynasty. Just be grateful that Egypt only counts back to the First Dynasty and Pharaoh Narmer. If they counted the Pre-Dynastic rulers we'd still be waiting for the 1950 ambassador to finish introducing himself."