Greeting

The greeting that best identifies the scenario is near-boundary occurrence because the greeting mainly occurred at the beginning of the social interaction. The greeting was a combination of formal and informal because the women in her early thirties politely said, “Buenos Dias (Good Morning)” followed by a handshake. Due to the handshake I infer that there is a formal boundary between the family and the women. On the contrary the male in his early thirties greeted the older couple also by saying “Buenos Dias (good morning),” but followed by a mom and dad and a kiss on the cheek. After the greeting they took a seat relatively close to each other and the conversation began. Some of the conversational genres involved gossip, sports, and retelling of memories. At first a routine was created when speaking, but then interruptions became frequent until the food arrived. Once the food arrived to the table the verbal interaction…

The Polish culture is a unique blend of Latin and Byzantine cultures and was further engendered by the numerous European occupations, throughout its history. Polish people are friendly and like to show affection while interact with others. “The word "czesc" is Polish for "hi", however, even an English "hello" is guaranteed to start an avalanche of greetings with faces beaming, all around. The first few minutes of any meeting are spent in greeting each other and shaking hands. Familiarity is…

How could anyone ruin a handshake? This experience rarely happens in Hawai’i, but frequent when meeting others of diverse backgrounds. In The International Bank of Bob, the author, Bob Harris, quotes that, “I’m still awkward about where to put my own hand in response, so I make a joke out of it, and Hamid and I share a fun moment of goofing around (6).” There are many ways of meeting new people, such as a handshake and a hug and kiss, but no one is expected to know which gesture to use when…

or normal behavior, and each civilization is different. There are many allowed behaviors as well as restrictions in how one should conduct themselves in specific instances and situations. According to, Moveoneinc.com, various greeting customs around the world include…

long ponytail staring up at her. Rolling her eyes, she sighed and stuck her head out the window. “You lost?” she asked in a monotone voice. He smirked. He had been observing her ever since she got out of her old beat up jeep. His supervisor had been precise in describing her looks and attitude. “Quite the contrary, this is my assignment for the year. Bus 57, Row 9, Right Side, Window. Care to let me in?” he said with a slow southern drawl. Rolling her eyes again, she pulled her head…

sign of a thumbs up or more like a compressed thumb and if he was slayed they would give a sign of thumbs down like they were stabbing him with a sword. This type of hand gesture has evolved over the years and we now use it in America as positive and negative signs when something is good or bad. Body gestures and hand gestures have been used all over the world to communicate with out using words instead of shouting across a sports field during a game or a room so no one knows what you and the…

The first thing I do when I meet a new person is shake their hand. There’s nothing special about that. However, when I meet a surgeon or a physician and shake their hand, I feel something different. The hands that I just touched have cured countless diseases. Those hands have saved countless lives. Those hands have changed the future of families. I want to have those hands. These are the same hands that I have used every single day of my life. They have done everything from hitting a serve on…

One would be body language in business protocol. The textbook points to how those in Japan bow versus shaking hands and how “Latin Americans are generally very physical and outgoing in their expressions and body language” (Carpenter & Sanjyot, 2013). They may find bowing or just shaking hands odd or standoffish; they will embrace or even give you a kiss on the cheek. When thinking of a Latin American meeting someone from Japan, there would definitely be a challenge as you’re talking about two…

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For my first breaching assignment I decided to do the “no greetings” exercise. I executed this exercise a total of four times with four different people. The first was an in-person encounter with a male stranger, the second and third were two separate phone calls with my mother and father, and the last was an in-person encounter with the person I am dating. Through the experiment I realized the impact, or lack there of, a greeting has and how expected the behavior has become. I was able to draw…