greeting in your culture

AE86 · Post by **AE86** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:00 am

Kiss on the cheek is very common in Polynesian cultures too.

prahkeitouj · Post by **prahkeitouj** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:58 am

Anchor Moy wrote:
Is your teacher from a European country (not the UK) ?

I think only French people do the cheek kiss for greeting right?
Actually I think that guys or girls kissing girl friends that you are close to is becoming normal for most westerners now, and guys give those man-hugs( like JL described - btw handshake and hug) when they are close friends, but not seen for a while. French men that are relatives or besties may do the cheek kiss also.
I was wondering if this lady was trying to do a mix between kiss and girl-hug thing with her handkiss.
For me, I think everythings cool but you need to be sensitive to others. I feel so humble to get Khmer hugs (from family) because I know that they are stepping out of their comfort zone to make me welcome.

@ Samouth and Anchor Muy, sorry for late to reply because I fell asleep while reading your comment.
Yes, my teacher's from Sweden. Maybe because my friend started allergy with flowers or dust then she needed to go to clinic so it could make my teacher didn't hug or shake hands but kiss our hands as she told us that we treated very well and we are so kind.

Normally kissing is serious to us because cheeks are not for everyone to kiss. We don't do that for greeting westerners.

I'm glad that Khmers hugged you to welcome you. I don't think hug is taboo for us. If we feel close to that person then hug is no problem. But also be carefull to hug women of someone's wife.

prahkeitouj · Post by **prahkeitouj** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:03 am

AE86 wrote:Kiss on the cheek is very common in Polynesian cultures too.

Which area is covered by Polynesian culture?

prahkeitouj · Post by **prahkeitouj** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:14 am

Samouth wrote:
I had a lot of awkward moments with my female westerner friends . They gave me hug and cheek kiss which i found so uncomfortable to do so as you mentioned above that hugging is almost taboo in Cambodia.

Hasha so your cheeks were kissed by some people already. :p hehe.... your gf will ask you how many women kissed you? :p?

I felt awkward too when my African friend gave me a double hug ( put his head on my left and right shoulder). Everyone laughed at us. I knew he make a fun, but

AE86 · Post by **AE86** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:27 am

prahkeitouj wrote:
AE86 wrote:Kiss on the cheek is very common in Polynesian cultures too.
Which area is covered by Polynesian culture?

American Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand Maoris, Hawaii, and a few other places I can't think of right now.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:47 am

and Eskimos rub noses

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:31 am

prahkeitouj wrote:
Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Greetings vary tremendously even in western cultures. Having grown up in a bi-cultural family, we always greeted extended family members on my father's side with a strong hug, and a double-cheek kiss with family members from my mother's side.
Is the double-cheek kiss French greeting?
How about strong hug? European culture?

Not only the French. Many European cultures do the double-cheek kiss or a variation of it. I actually foolishly tried to do it to a Khmer girl is just met when I first came here. It resulted in a rather tense and awkward situation.

PSD-Kiwi · Post by **PSD-Kiwi** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:36 pm

prahkeitouj wrote:I've never heard about Hongi. It's very interesting. Do you greet this way to every people? Both men and women? Old and young?

Like I said, it's used more in formal settings these days, not many places where you see people greet each other this way on a daily basis. Yes it is for everyone, male, female, old and young.

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:49 pm

prahkeitouj wrote:
Jamie_Lambo wrote:for a man to another man, a formal greeting would be a shake of the right hands, if informal you would come in close and use the free left hand to reach around and give them a pat on the back, for a man to a woman, a formal greeting would be a shake of the right hand, informally would probably be a hug and depending on how well you know them a kiss on the cheek,

in old times in the western world, if a man was to kiss another mans hand (or their ring) it would be a sign of respect, submission and loyalty, a more modern polite way to shake someones hand in both formal and informal situations, as a sign of more respect than a standard handshake, you would shake with your right hand, and use your free left hand and to place it on top of their hand that you are shaking

a gentleman would kiss the hand of a lady (who often presents her hand to be kissed) as a sign of respect and politeness, in modern times kissing the hand of a girl would most likely be seen as a sign of endearment or flirtatious behavior,
Thank you for explanation, but I didn't see women kiss women's hands. Is it strange?

yes its it would be very unusual for a woman to kiss another womans hand

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:55 pm

whats the story behind the khmer "sniff kiss"?? lol

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