One kiss or two?
Subtitle: the art and science of saying hello
By: Andy Scott
Publisher: Duckworth Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781468316018; 9780715651834
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Social interaction; Manners and customs; Salutations; Ritualism
Other titles: 1 kiss or 2?
Description: Every encounter begins with a greeting. Air-kissing, handshakes, high-fives, nose-rubs, cheek-sniffing and foot-kissing, sticking out tongues, floor-spitting, applause, and face-slapping--different cultures have developed innumerable ways of showing pleasure at someone's arrival. Humans have been greeting each other for thousands of years. It should be the most straightforward thing in the world, but this seemingly simple act is fraught with complications, leading to awkward misunderstandings, intercultural fumblings, and social gaffes that can potentially fracture relationships forever.

"[This book] takes a closer look at what greetings are all about in discovering how they have developed over human history"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: It's a minefield out there; title: What's in a greeting?; title: How to greet the Queen and the elusive art of etiquette; title: The seductive science of body language and the quest for the perfect handshake; title: When in Rome; title: The genital grab and the evolutionary origins of greetings; title: It's all in the mind; title: Forget about chimpanzees; title: Back to the Future or a Brave New World?; title: Goodbye!