Cultural greetings...

I am from India. Here the cultural greetings is in the way of saying Namasthe in traditional way.Also nowadays Hello is the common greeting thorough out.Namasthe is a special type of greeting with a hand gesture and saying Namaste.This depends on various place within india.

While I was reading your post I was really laughing... hahahaha! imagine, Americans start bowing! I can't really imagine that happening hahaha! ... even though I am not an American.

That would be strange I think and maybe uncomfortable. In my local area an accepted greet is a simple hi or hey there. It’s not anti social just sort of simple, though if you have not seen the person for a while, sure big hugs. Bye’s are more notable. I think if you live in another region you naturally accept customs but it is difficult to adapt to something at home that isn’t yours. I make an attempt but show what is comfortable for me letting others be themselves.

I was watching an international soccer game between North Korea and a non Asian country (I can't remember which country now ). Anyway, I was amazed to see how the North Korean players 'respect' their coach. I've watched many soccer games and seen how players interact with coaches. When there is a substitution, coach would greet players who were off with a pat in the back, a handshake, or even a hug. But for this North Korean players, each one of them would bow to their straight-faced coach when they pass each other...

Actually, in our country, some people already adopted the cheek to cheek sort of greeting. Of course, I'm not used to this kind of greeting because we were taught to kiss the hands of the elder person as a form of greeting. But because of the new tradition, we already adopted other forms that there are. It is just okay. We can easily adjust to whatever new situations that may come.

Me, personally, would have a field day! I would have sooo much fun just running around doing something that just a while ago would have got me laughed at or looked at funny. I am not a people person, and I really like my bubble not to be invaded, so I will bow (a habit picked up from a friend of mine whom came directly from Japan, and her parents held the old traditions), especially when dealing with people that are in a higher position than me, like cops and judges, and big head business people. Because I don't bow deeply, most people take it as a 'nod' of respect, but it gets the job done. Have you ever noticed though that America really doesn't have a set tradition. I mean almost everyone hugs, and waves, just like we do. And 'Hi' is pretty universal too (or whatever it is in the local language), but Americans don't have one thing that is just ours. At least I don't think.