Greetings

Text book p7.#7


1. How do people greet someone they've just met?

I will greet Hi or Hello with gesture like waveing hand.


2. How do you greet members of your family?

I usually say Hi or Good morning, I'm home.
I don't use a gesture and only exchange words with them.


3. Do you hug members of your family?

No,... I don't want to hug.
As a child, my mother or grand mother was sometimes hug me.
But, I can't imagine now.


4. How do you greet people who are important in society?

I will greet more polite than usual.
For example, I make myself and a deep bow to the person.
Then, I will exchange business card.


5. Do people greet people of the opposite sex in a different way?

I don't think so.
I greet the same way if people of the opposite sex.
I think it is rude to change the way by sex.


6. Are the customs the same all over your country?

I think almost same.
But, Some people may not do like it.

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How do you greet people in your life?

I will exchange light greetings “Hello” or “It’s been a long time” or “Hi” with bowing or raise my hand to the height of my ear at first.
Then, I will ask her or him like “How’s going?” “What do you do now?”
I have never greet hug or kiss with Japanese.


Is is different for different people? How so and why?

Yes it is. I think Greeting is diffrent by country or culututre, tribes.
Then, There are some diffrent greetings like bowing or shake hands, hug etc.
I think the greetings to be an important thing as same as symbolizing the country.


Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?

Sometimes I do.
Because this action expresses a friendly manner.
I think that it is an action to be made very close.