Cheek-kissingisaceremonialorsocialgesturetoperformagreeting,toindicatefriendship,toshowrespect,toconfercongratulations,,theMediterranean,theMiddleEastandLatinAmerica,,itisnotascommoninEnglish-speakingCanada,theUnitedStates,NorthernEuropeandAsia.
Cheekkissingmaybeconsideredappropriatebetweenamanandawoman,aparentandachild,twomenortwowomen,,MiddleEastandLatinAmerica,,itmaybringupassociationswithhomosexualityinsomeplacesinLatinAmerica,thenorthernpartofEurope,Asia,andtheUnitedStates.
Toperformacheekkiss,,thegestureisrepeatedwiththeothercheek,ormore,,two,threeorfour,-shakingorhuggingmayalsotakeplace.
Inmanycultures,,,buttheappropriatesocialcontextforusecanvarygreatlyfromonecountrytotheother.
■Hand-kissing
,thepersonperformingkissbowstowardstheofferedhandand (symbolically) ,-kissingisveryshort,anditlastslessthanasecond.
Thehand-kissingisalwaysofferedbyawomantoaman (themankissingthewoman’shand).,,ithaslargelydisappearedasacommongreetinghabitinEurope.
■HatTip
Ahattip,ordoff (BritishEnglish),isaculturalexpressionofrespect,recognition,gratitude,greeting,orsimpleacknowledgementandsalutationbetweentwopersons.
,twomenwouldliftortiptheirhatstoeachotherinsteadofexchangingwordsofgreeting (femininehattippingwasrare).Wheretheritualwasusedtoemphasizesocialdistance,,.
Theterm “hattip” (oftenabbreviatedto “HT”) hasbecomeprominentintheblogospheretoacknowledgesomeonewhodrewattentiontosomethingneworinteresting,orsomeonewhohasmadeasignificantcontributiontowardaneffortinthe2000s.
■Hug
,,itispracticedinpublicorinprivatewithoutstigmainmanycountries,cultures,religions,withinfamilies,andalsoacrossageandgenderlines.
’saffectionandemotionalwarmth, “thehughasbecomethefavoritesocialgreetingwhenteenagersmeetorpartthesedays” intheUnitedStates.
■Wave
Awaveisagestureinwhichthehandraisingandmovingbackandforth,’sattentionatadistance,thoughitusuallysimplymeans “hello” or “goodbye”.
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