Types of greetings in different cultures. Greeting plays a great role in our life, and it is a powerful communication strategy in the world. People begin their communication and know each other well by greeting. While people are greeting, they know whether their partner polite or rude, intimate, intimate and others. For me greeting is the face of a person. As we know every country has their own greetings and they differ from each other. Every person likes and wants to travel a lot to other countries. And of cource, for visiting another country, we try to learn that country’s language. There has also one important thing is that we should learn about their culture, greeting ways, slangs in order not to come across with difficult situation. Greetings help us to take attention, and to suggest a type of relationship social status formal or informal between individuals or groups of …show more content…
There are different types of greetings. For instance: Kissing, bowing, hugging, handshaking, rubbing noses and others. Nowadays we have internet. By telegram, imo, facebook, instagram types of social nets, with the help of these chats, such kind of letters and emails people can greet, communicate and know each other. In some cultures and languages, people use the same word or gesture as both greeting and farewell. Examples are “Assalomu aleykum” in our Uzbekistan, “Good day” in English, "As-Salamualaikum" in Arabic, "Aloha" in Hawaiian, "Shalom" in Hebrew, "Namaste" in Hindi and "Ciao" in Italian. As I mentioned above, before visiting another country we should learn their culture very well. Because greetings around the world, differ radically from culture to culture. While learning how people great each other during your adventures can be fun, it can also cause some of our most embarrassing
Formal greeting calls for a prolonged handshake with the left hand to support the right arm and direct eye contact to show respect
The study investigates the custom of coquetry, accolades, compliments, commendation, tributes and praise comments in South Asian street communication. Coquetry can be explained and demarcated as advances made by male strangers toward women in the public domain, and they typically include: strengthening, gazing, staring, ogling, and unsolicited sexual and romantic comments. Coquetry is much more than just a bit of fun: it is a universal and essential aspect of human interaction. Anthropological research shows that coquetry is to be found, in some form, in all cultures and societies around the world.
Unlike some cultures, the Jewish are very open to others. Their general attitude is that they are above no one. The Jewish culture believes it is very important to be open, good hearted, and considerate to those around ("Culture and Customs"). The Jewish also have many different greetings they use in their everyday lives. The most common is “Shalom”, which means hello or goodbye ("Expressions and Greeings"). Since the sabbath day is very holy in the Jewish culture, wishing someone “savua tov”, would be to wish someone a good week after a sabbath service (“Expressions and Greetings"). There are a sundry amount of many other greetings that they Jewish use in conversation between one another. While the attitudes and greetings of the Jewish make up the general positive outlook of the culture, gestures also play a big part in their world. The use of hands in conversations is seen as adding meaning and excitement. Also, bowing and kneeling are seen as signs of respect and usually done during Jewish services (Telushkin). The attitudes, greetings, and gestures of the Jewish culture demonstrate the whole heartedness and considerate nature of their values and customs.
Polite behaviors and responses differ regionally and globally. Of course, this is no surprise. Whether you’re interacting with a cousin visiting from a different country or, as Meyerhoff describes in her book, with a waiter at a restaurant, there are highly variable perceptions of what is polite. Where an individual grew up, the values in which they were instilled, and the experiences they have had are all factors in determining what a person might consider polite.
In the Grenadian culture, everyone is greeted the same way however, in the Nigerian culture their greetings are very symbolic. Because in the Nigerian culture, one’s age and social status demands respect. Whenever you meet an elderly man or woman, you must greet them in a particular way; you extend your hands to them and bow your heads. Also, you must take time to ask about their health and well-being. Because, rushing a greeting is considered as being rude. Unlike the Grenadian culture, there is no set way in which we should greet anyone, furthermore, greeting people is a matter of choice. One can choose to greet or not to greet anyone, either way it can be considered as being
One thing that is easy to spot in a culture is the way that people great each other. The way that people great each other in America vs. Mexico may seem similar but actually are very different. The greeting in America’s pop culture has a variety. First off the greeting between two people that now each other is very relaxed. Usually a hug or a custom handshake is used to greet a friend. However greeting some one that you don’t know is different. People great with a normal handshake and make eye contact to try and make a good impr...
“… the communication choices we make determine the personal, interpersonal, and relationship outcomes that follow.” (McCornack, S., 2016) Non-verbal communications happen to us daily with everything that we do. From the hand gestures that we make when talking to others, or even the way that we walk. We show different types of body language based off the environment that we put ourselves into. We can show completely different non-verbal communications in the way that we greet someone that we know, or with someone that we have never met before. This is like wise with the way that we say goodbye to that person. A good example of this would be the lobby of a hockey rink on a busy Monday night. It’s a good location for observing human interactions with greetings and goodbyes, because it’s the place where everyone must walk through to get to the ice arena. It’s also where parents like to wait for the children to get dressed in the locker rooms. Being in the “personal” or “social” (McCornack, S., 2016) space would not be necessary to observe clearly, their
Many people who go to visit or work in another country suffer some misunderstanding from the local people, because they have a different culture. Different culture will cause disparity points of view about almost everything. In the article, Intercultural Communication Stumbling Blocks by Laray M. Barna, there are five stumbling blocks mentioned that are seen in a cross-culture communication. These blocks are: language, nonverbal signs and symbols, preconceptions and stereotypes, the tendency to evaluate and high anxiety. Barna wants to use these stumbling blocks to show the common blockades between different cultures. I agree with what she thinks about the language, nonverbal signs and symbols, preconceptions and stereotypes, and the tendency
Interpersonal communication is one of the significant skills while communicating with other individuals. It normally covers an extensive area and includes both verbal and non-verbal communication. Body language and facial expression may affect the accurateness of the message transmission directly. Interpersonal communication skills normally ensure that the message is sent and received correctly without any alteration thus improving the communication efficiency. Learning diverse aspects of interpersonal communication has greatly aided me in better understanding of what it consists. I am capable of applying the knowledge gained from this course to my personal experiences. This paper reflects on my personal experience in learning interpersonal communication.
Although we are now entering globalisation era, there are many hindrances especially multiculturalism and communication between countries. This paper analyses on the differences and similarities between Indonesia and US from different aspects like language, paralinguistic, non-verbal communication, cultural dimensions and communication styles; that emerge from contextual factors like politic, economic, social and culture; as well as the system that they use and their effectiveness. Recommendation will be made based on the analysis to define a strategy towards an effective cross-cultural communication process.
The frequent situations of misunderstandings in intercultural communication may be more common then one may believe. The potential for misunderstandings between two different cultures communicating is very high. Through such things as idioms, translation errors, and wrong body language communicative skills can be incorrect. When these intercultural mistakes occur between the people speaking or moving it may be perceived by the opposite culture as funny, rude or confusing. With these considerations in mind, the combination of possibilities for misinterpretations is increasingly elevated.
Since communication affects almost all aspect of our life, it is important to enhance the skills of communication. Difficulty in expressing or conveying your message may lead to your communication becoming unaffected. And, ineffective communication will lead to your message becoming confused and misunderstand. Thus, recognizing the barriers in communication is the first step in improving communication. There are many factors that cause the failure in communication such as language, gender, culture, and interpersonal barrier. However, it is clearly that the different culture has a different pattern in transferring message and has a strong influence in our communication skills. To avoid the barrier in culture, this paper will try to analyze the differences in culture between Asia and America that impact on the two ...
Humans have been communicating since four million years. On the other hand, the birth of culture is estimated to have taken place about 35,000 years ago. Today, both culture and communication have evolved considerably and have become interdependent of one another, to the point that communication is considered to be a product of culture. Thus, our own culture has a deep impact on our thoughts and behaviors. Since each culture has its distinct aspects, intercultural communication can be the cause of conflict and disorder. There are three main issues which are at the root of the problem of intercultural miscommunication : language as a barrier, cultural diversity and ethnocentrism. I will analyze these three notions in situations in which intercultural communication is frequent such as : the workplace, the classroom and vacation trips.
Nonverbal communication surrounds us all the time. “Nonverbal communication is all aspects of communication other than words” (Wood, 2016, p. 135). It is not communication with words, but we use nonverbal communication when we talk. We use nonverbal communication without even realizing it in every facet of our lives. This type of communication can be challenging depending on someone’s culture. Something that means one thing in America, can mean something totally different in another country. It is important to know this so that you don’t offend someone from another culture (Wood, 2016, p. 149).
Idioms of institutionalized greetings are the next class defined by Makkai (1972). These forms are formulated as a fixed kind of greetings e.g. how do you do? Towards making such a sentence idiomatic, the reader is obliged to try make a literal answer to this question.