I'm from Japan and we never put our both hands together and bow to say hello. That is Thailand, India, and maybe Indonesia. The only time we Japanese put both hands together in front of our face, NOT in front of our chest, is to say sorry (apology only) to a person in a distance and when asking a favor as a last resort saying "onegai!"
It's interesting. I've personally never come across any of these situations. I'm from Canada and have had many friends from all different walks of life and cultures. I personally do the handshake and hug depending on the situation. If it's a casual meeting I hug, if it's more of a formal meeting I handshake. This I feel is par with Canadian culture.
Thank you for your efforts I am Arab from Jordan, and I'm afraid that the Arab thumb up part isn't correct, a thumb up is a thumb up , means ok or fine or will done ... Absolutely not offensive .. though Arabs like to hug and kiss on the cheek several times when they're greeting a person from the same gender.
Yes,! I agree with you Neveen, am from Algeria, the opposite part of Arabia compared to Jordan and a thumb up is a thumb up! i don't know where did you get this from, maybe some citizen from other Arab countries can enlighten us? In Arab countries the equivalent of middle finger is, guess what? the middle finger. I also agree with you on the greeting part.
0:56 1:06 I know this video is old but I am sure it is made without proper prior info. It is kinda racist perception... East Asian countries(Korea, Japan, China) don't do that greeting thingy.
