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●Greeting Gestures（第2页）

&ainces，bolag。Forexample，wheapersonokentoyouthatdayagaibowreplacessuchphraseas“hello”or“hi”。

AsianswouldliketoshakehandswhehAsians。AsmaAsiansarefamiliarwiththeofbowing，thisofteoabinedbowandhandshake。Boanywithhandshakes，performedbeforeorafterhandshakes。

Whenbowinginproximitytoanother，asedwhenbiningbowingandshakinghands，peoplegeurnslightlytoooavoidbumpingheads。

■Cheek-kissing

Cheek-kissingisaialesturetreeting，toindidship，toshowrespefergratulations，oreoalwaysiicorsexuali。InSoutherheMediterraheMiddleEastandLatinAmerica，cheekkissingisveryoisnotasoninEnglish-speakingada，theUes，NorthernEuropeandAsia。

Cheekkissingmaybesideredappropriatebetweenamanandaarentandaenortwowtothelocalculture。ThelatterissociallyaSouthEasternEuropeariesoftheSouthWesternEurope，MiddleEastandLatinAmeriEuropegeisbeinginglyonespeciallyamongtheyoumaybringupassoswithhomosexualityinsomeplaLatiheofEurope，Asia，aedStates。

Toperformacheekkiss，bothpersonsleanforwardalytouchcheekwithcheekorlipwithcheek。Usually，thegestureisrepeatedwiththeothercheeks。Thenumberofkissesisusuallyohreeorfour，dependingondsituation。Hand-shakingmayalsotakeplace。

Inmanycultures，peopleperformcheek-kissingwithslightlyvaryingmeanimayormayedwithahug，forexample。Sometimesthegesturemightlooksimilar，buttheappropriatesotextforusevarygreatlyfromorytotheother。

■Hand-kissing

Hand-kissingisaialaisstartedbythepersthegreetingbyholdingoutherhandwiththepalmfaward。Lightlyholdingtheofferedhand，theperskissbowstowardstheofferedhandand（symbolically）touchesthekhhislips。Butiion，youshouldnotactuallytoudwithyoulips。Thegestureofhand-kissi，anditlastslessthanased。

Thehand-kissingisalwaysofferedbyawomantoaman（themankissingthewoman’shand）。Itisagestureofextremepoliteheladyitisexpectedtobehersocialstatusthalema。Refusinganofferedhand-kissingissideredtobeimpolite。Butnowadays，hand-kissinghasbeerareandismostlylimitedtoservativeupperats。AlthoughitstillbeobservediralEurope，ithaslargelydisappearedasahabitinEurope。

■HatTip

Ahattip，ordlish），isaculturalexpressio，re，gratitude，greeting，orsimpleaentandsalutatiowopersons。

Ahattipordoffwasareetiweenfriendsoraceswhilemeetingatasocialgatheringonasidewalkiiesofthe19thahturies。Typienwouldliftortiptheirhatstoeachotherinsteadofexgw（femiippingwasrare）。Wheretheritualwasusedtoemphasizesocialdistahesubordinatewasobligedtomakethemesture。Forexample，theinferiorshouldfullyremovinghishatwhilethesuperiormerelytouchedhis。Themilitaryhahoughttiylizedhattip。

&erm“hattip”（ofteo“HT”）hasbeiheblogospheretoaowledgesomeoiohieresting，orsomeonewhohasmadeasignifitributiontowardainthe2000s。

■Hug

Ahugisaformofphysitimacy。Itisusuallyinvolvesgthearmsaroundanroupofpersons。Alongwithkissing，thehugisoansignsshowingloveauherformsofphysitimacy，itisprapubliprivatewithoutstigmainmanytries，cultures，religions，withinfamilies，andalseandgenderlines。

Hugsaresometimesaromantige。Itmayalsobeexgedasasignoffortandsuppshoersoioionalwarmth，sometimesitarisingjoyorhappiiisreportedbytheimesthat“thehughasbeethefavoriteswheorpartthesedays”iedStates。

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Awaveisagestureinwhidraisingandmovingbadfreetinghegesturealsobeusedtodrawpeople’sattentionatadistahoughitusuallysimplymeans“helloodbye”。