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Greeting Others

Spanish

Geraldina Villarreal de la Fuente (Monterrey, Mexico) "As Mexicans we are a very warm and affectionate people. When you are introduced..."

Patricia González Arriaga (Delicias, Mexico) "Well, if it is the first time that the American is meeting the person, whether it is a man..."

Alejandro Ernesto Magdits (Lima, Peru) "This question is very important. When I was studying my MBA in Texas and having recently..."

Claudia Vila (Lima, Peru) "Here usually greeting someone with a kiss is only among relatives or friends, more..."

Paul Barclay Rey de Castro (Lima, Peru) "Well, the way to greet in the case of a man who greets other men is simply with a..."

Cira A. Valbuena (Caracas, Venezuela) "Well normally in Venezuela it is like... when you are talking about business, that you..."

Chinese

Li Li (Shanghai, China) "Generally, when we are greeting people... "

Hsi-Yuan Chang (Hsinchu, Taiwan) "The first time we meet someone..."

Xue Yan Liao (Guangzhou, China) "Generally speaking, Chinese people when they meet ..."

Jianming Ma (Xinjiang, China) "China is a polite nation..."

Turkish

Hamit Gürdoğan (Ankara, Turkey) "Greetings in Turkey is also adjusting itself to the ..."

Çetin Özataç (Ankara, Turkey) "Greeting each other is very crucial in Turkish culture. Especially..."

Ahmet Deniz (Samsun, Turkey) "This is a tradition that the Ottomans carried on and..."

Mehmet Aydoğan (Kahramanmaraş, Turkey) "Even though greeting is regarded as the starting point of ..."

Metin Özer (Ankara, Turkey) "It is not right to say just for Turkish businessmen..."

Japanese

Hiroaki (Tokyo, Japan) "Well, speaking of how to greet in Japan, first of all..."

Haruko (Tokyo, Japan) "Regarding the question how one should behave ..."

Takashi (Chiba, Japan) "In Japan, when meeting for the first time..."

Satoru (Tokyo, Japan) "The most typical greeting method in Japan..."


Authors: LouisPM, orkelm.