Greeting

Greetings are things that are said when people meet each other. Greetings may be different from culture to culture. These are some greetings used a lot in the English language:
 "Hello"
"Hi" 
 "Hey" 
 "Good [morning, afternoon, evening,night], Formal , which changes with the time of day
 "What's up?", "Yo", "What's up?", "'Sup" and "What's happening?", which are not formal
 "G'day", a greeting used a lot in Australia
 "Howdy", an informal greeting used a lot in rural areas of the United States
 "How do you do", which is used as a question in some places and a normal greeting in others
 "What is good, my neighbor?"
 "As-salamu alaykum", used in the Muslim world.

There are also ways to greet without talking, such as these:
 Handshakes
 Bowing
 Waving
 Hat-raising or tipping
 Kissing on the hand or cheek
 Hongi
 Kowtow
 Namaste, a common greeting in India
 Roman salute
 Hugging

Category:Communication