bow: When you bow to others, you should stand at attention and take off your hat to show your respect. kiss: If you meet a friend or your relative, you can greet him or her with a hug or a kiss on the cheeks. If you are a couple, you can hug and kiss, but if you are parents and children, you just kiss on the face or forehead. If you are brothers or sisters, you just kiss on the cheeks.
2. That’s how people in Japan are expected to greet each other. greet = to welcome or say “hello” v. “问候,打招呼” e.g. He greeted her by saying “good morning”. 他向她打招呼说 “早上好”。
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Presentation
Listen and check your answers in 1a.
countries
customs
_____ Brazil_____ the United States_____ Japan _____ Mexico_____ Korea
a. bowb. Shake handsc. kiss
1c
A: What are people in Korea supposed to do when they meet for the first time?B: They’re supposed to bow. How about in the United States?A: In the United States, they’re expected to shake hands. …