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Handshakes, Hugs and Kisses

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by shiney, Nov 21, 2020.

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  1. ARMANDII

    ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

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    Oh, come on, pete, they don't call you "Pete the Tree" for nothing:dunno::love30::heehee:
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      Handshake or just hello, don't like the idea of using any foreign greeting personally, TBH. I find both namaste and the fist bump to be alienating and peculiar when other Brits do it unless it's part of their ancestry and culture. Keep it English and restrained! :biggrin:

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        They must have named it after our very own Jenny Namaste:love30:
         
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          I've always been a big kisser and hugger for those I know don't mind but now it's Namaste all the way even though folk look at me like I've lost my marbles.:rolleyespink:This is bringing back yet another memory of my old Dad...I only kissed him on his birthday and Christmas and he'd always say..
          "yulk, fastest way to spread germs" with a wry grin.:)
           
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            I reserve my reply for now. Albeit. I could never understand this huuing and kissing the air????
             
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              Before we came here we just greeted friends with a Hello and never greeted people we didn't know. It is difficult to live in a Latin-orientated country and not be grabbed, hugged and kissed before you know it, men and women alike! In bars and restaurants if you are eating and a Portuguese walks past, they nod or invariably say 'bom appetite' even if they don't know you. In comparison the Brits loudly talk to everyone in hearing distance and beyond which is embarrassing. We don't speak to people we don't know in restaurants except for acknowledging the Portuguese manners by an nod or Obrigado/a.
               
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                A smile and a nod goes a long way :blue thumb:. We have become friendly with people from all over the world with just starting from that. In the Indian sub-continent and Asia Namaste has been the norm and it doesn't require body contact - quite helpful if there is body odour or garlic breathe :whistle:.

                In many of the countries we have been invited into people's homes because of just using a friendly demeanour or the local traditional greeting.

                Politeness and friendliness don't hurt or cost anything. Direct contact isn't necessary but hugs with friends and relations is/was common in our group.
                 
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                  Absolutely agree. A smile is the friendliest gesture. I always say hello to people walking past. And they usually respond in a kind manner.

                  Masks also control garlic breath I believe and they keep my face warm. :)
                   
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