2006-11-06 23:50:57 · 43 answers · asked by tulip 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
hug and kisses if you know them, if not, just shaking hands
2006-11-07 00:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the best policy is to shake hands when u meet them for the first time then move on to a kiss. I have found in the past some people dont like the thought of a stranger invading thier personal space but dont mind a little peck to say goodbye.
2006-11-07 00:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by kate 0504 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kissing shaking or hugging these are all cultural things and it vary from region to region
In some society there is kissing in some only shaking and in some hugging too but in Japan I think they bow head in front of each other instead of having kissing hugging or shake hands
2006-11-07 00:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by Eccentric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kiss friends. I kiss family. I kiss good friends of friends or family who I'm meeting for the first time. I shake hands with patients and their relatives in work (I'm a nurse) and quite often shake hands with people I'm meeting for the first time who I have no particular connection with. I think the main thing is to use your judgement at the time.
2006-11-06 23:55:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the part of the United States where I live, it is not standard practice for people of any gender to kiss when they greet each other. Nevertheless, I love the personal contact, so I have told friends that it's okay to kiss me when they greet me, and they sometimes do. With people who kiss me, I reciprocate. I certainly hope to kiss my future husband when greeting him regularly.
In Mexico City, where I lived for a little while, it is standard practice for a woman to kiss a friend of either gender when greeting.
2006-11-07 10:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It mostly depends of the country your are from and the local habits. In France for example you kiss your friends to greet them but shake hands to unknown people. Depending which part of France you can give from 1 to 4 kisses ! Men often kiss other men but only if the other is for example your best friend since years.
BTW.....I'm French living in UK and hugging is very new to me lol
2006-11-06 23:55:52 · answer #6 · answered by talkingformydog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family and good friends - kiss if it has been a while since seeing them. With friends - shake hands.
2006-11-07 01:39:28 · answer #7 · answered by Think.for.your.self 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I haven't met them before then its a shake of their hand, if their friends or family then its a kiss and hug every time.
2006-11-07 01:42:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually kiss family. Anyone else is a hand shake. However, I have met a few non-family members who kiss everyone else they meet. That was a little awkward, but once I noticed they do it to everyone it wasn't as bad.
2006-11-07 00:49:46 · answer #9 · answered by darkwarriorxii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always shake hands out of respect for other people ,i will kiss my close female friends on the cheek though and give them a little hug.I guess it depends on how well you know the person i guess
2006-11-07 00:01:38 · answer #10 · answered by lakersfanatic132 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually go to shake hands but if they lean in for a kiss, I will give them one.
2006-11-06 23:54:35 · answer #11 · answered by b97st 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋