HONG KONG/BEIJING/NEW DELHI: Traditional greetings involving bows and nods are being encouraged across Asia as the coronavirus continues its energetic spread throughout the region. Asian non-contact greetings are considered far safer than the western customs of shaking hands, hugging or kissing.
HONG KONG/BEIJING/NEW DELHI: Traditional greetings involving bows and nods are being encouraged across Asia as the coronavirus continues its energetic spread throughout the region.
But as coronavirus continues to spread, health experts are advising against all unnecessary human contact. "I also want to suggest the age old Indian way of greeting people called namaste," he wrote."It is hygienic, friendly and centres your energies. Try it." In China and Japan, where handshakes are in any case less common, the common bow greetings are well suited to increased hygiene concerns.
It's thought that Europeans, who are accustomed to both kissing and shaking hands as standard greetings, could learn a lot from Asian practices.
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