greeting in your culture
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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.[/quote]Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: Is the double-cheek kiss French greeting?
How about strong hug? European culture?
Hehe... but you know it now. Everyone always feel awkward with new cultures.
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It's ok. Now I know it's not the culture.Jamie_Lambo wrote:
yes its it would be very unusual for a woman to kiss another womans hand
កុំស្លាប់ដូចពស់ កុំរស់ដូចកង្កែប
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Re: greeting in your culture
That's the Maori greeting from New Zealand PSD Kiwi was talking about.prahkeitouj wrote:Eskimos greeting. Do you mean this one?
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This is the eskimo kiss.
Don't worry, it's safe for work.
Don't worry, it's safe for work.
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Username Taken wrote:This is the eskimo kiss.
Don't worry, it's safe for work.
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Re: greeting in your culture
Oh actually too many hugs and kisses to remember. I think I have to go to my Facebook friend list to see how many female westerners friend I have. Believe me it is only hard for the first and second time. After that you will be fine with it. It is good to experience different culture in your own country.prahkeitouj wrote:Hasha so your cheeks were kissed by some people already. :p hehe.... your gf will ask you how many women kissed you? :p?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.
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
Oh one thing you should know, it is really rare for male westerner to hug each other as greeting.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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You've met General Mackevili, haven't you?Samouth wrote:Oh one thing you should know, it is really rare for male westerner to hug each other as greeting.
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hahaha, yes but i am not westerner.Username Taken wrote:You've met General Mackevili, haven't you?Samouth wrote:Oh one thing you should know, it is really rare for male westerner to hug each other as greeting.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Re: greeting in your culture
in modern times its perfectly acceptable for men to hug, espesh my friends who rarely see me anymore due to living in the kingdom and i go to greet them with a hand shake and theyre like "fuck that come here and give me a hug" haha
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Re: greeting in your culture
I actually do the same with my friends. I should have mentioned that this is mostly for those who meet each other for the first time or slightly know each other.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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