Learn global trends! Popular greetings among young people around the world

If you want to go abroad again, feel the local atmosphere and come back, it is essential to prepare to enter their culture!

Especially, if you know how to greet, which is the first meeting with the locals, it will be a great help to learn the local culture.

Just as the heart melts with a single word of “hello” when you recognize your country in a foreign country and hand it over, a shy local greeting is the first step in overcoming cultural barriers.

Simple greetings to keep in your valuable information list and take out every trip! Let's find out together.

1. UK

'Gentleman's Country' England! The UK's HR law is a representative business HR law, 'handshake'.

It is said that the correct way to shake hands is to stand up, make eye contact, introduce yourself, reach out, grab the other person's hand with moderate force, and shake it two or three times.

If you offer a handshake with a gentle smile and say 'Hello', the hard atmosphere will immediately soften.

However, in most business meetings, handshakes are generally used as a common greeting method, but in some countries, there are cultures that shake hands in a different way or avoid shaking hands.

Unlike Britain, which has a culture of shaking hands and sharing small talk by simply making eye contact, men in Latin American countries sometimes kiss the back of their hands after shaking hands.

However, in Islamic culture and India, it is rude to ask a woman for a handshake for religious reasons.

2. Thailand

When you think of Thailand, you immediately think of "Sawadi Kap (Ka)~"

In countries such as Thailand, Laos, India, and Nepal, people put their hands together, put their hands together, bow their heads, and say hello to each country.

In Thailand, if the person greeting you is a man, you can say 'sawadi-kap' and for a woman, 'sawadika'.

In particular, when meeting a smiling adult or a monk, it is said that they show respect by raising their hand from the lips to the eyebrows as a sign of respect.

However, if you lift a load or raise your hand, it will be good ice breaking if you say 'Sawadiqap (ka)' with a smile or gesture, or even when greeting lightly without showing a hand.

3. France

Whenever you watch a foreign drama or movie, you must see 'Bisou!'

Bijoux originated from the French personnel law, and is currently used in many countries such as Belgium, Peru, and Mexico as well as southern Europe such as France, Spain, and Italy.

Bijou is a well-known greeting method, but since Koreans live in a culture that is very unfamiliar to others, it is better to prepare in advance. In general, bijou is usually greeted twice, starting from the right cheek to the left cheek, once each, and in some European countries, it is said that it is said three or more times.

Of course, there are people from various cultures, so it is okay to shake hands lightly if you are unfamiliar with how to greet someone, as there are people who are shy, people they are meeting for the first time, or men and men who are not very good at bijou!

4. Malaysia

The traditional greeting in Malaysia is to take off your hat and place your hands on your head. We do this out of respect for each other.

As a greeting, you can say 'salah mali big!', which means salom in Hebrew.

However, since many foreigners are unfamiliar with the act of taking off their hats and putting their hands on their heads, there is another traditional greeting method in Malaysia. This is the traditional greeting method 'Salame'. 'Salame', similar to a handshake, means 'I welcome you from the depths of my heart'. .

It is said that putting one's hand on the chest means welcome and respect from the heart.

In particular, these days, it has been changed to be a little lighter, and it is said that people shake hands in a modern way and then put one hand on their chest.

Be careful when taking pictures abroad!

1. The 'V' pose has a different meaning for each country!

If you are a Korean standing in front of the camera, you will naturally spread your fingers along with 'Kim-Chi'. By the way, the 'V' pose, a photo pose we often use, can mean swearing in some countries, so be careful!

In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, using a V sign is considered insulting. In England, during the Hundred Years' War, it is said that if the French cut off their index and middle fingers so that the British could not use the soup, they could offend the other party if they made a V sign showing the back of their hand.

Also, in Australia and New Zealand, such a mark is not only a swear word that means you can kill yourself, but it is also used as an act of contempt or ridicule for a state or government authority. On the other hand, in Greece and Turkey, most gestures of the palms, including the V sign, (the act of turning the back of the hand towards the face, high-fives, spreading the palms, etc.) themselves are the same as insulting expressions. I hope!

2. It's better to smile rather than 'OK' or 'thumbs up'.

The sign 'OK', which is often used to mean knowing, is used in Germany, Turkey, France, the Middle East, and some South American countries to mean 'useless person with a useless 'O'. It is a sexually offensive expression. In addition to this, an OK sign with the finger pointing down is also said to indicate white supremacy.

In addition, it is said that the 'thumb up' sign of the gesture of raising the thumb derived from the Portuguese word 'esta bong (good)' represents the same profanity as the act of raising the middle finger in Italy, Greece, and some African regions. When you want to show a sign of 'OK' or 'thumbs up', it would be better to smile and nod your head, right?

3. Good Luck Could a fight happen?!

Have you heard the saying "I'll keep my finger crossed for you." It is an expression that appears a lot in American dramas and is used to wish luck or success to the other person. Some people show the second and third fingers crossed with the expression to wish the other good luck.

But in Vietnam, such an act can be seen as abusive language. Because the shape of the finger is similar to a woman's specific body part, it is often regarded as a very harsh insult, so please be careful not to use it when visiting Vietnam!