Informal Greetings
Informal greetings are the short verbal greetings or gestures we use with friends. In Western culture, informal greetings include hi, hello, how are you, what’s up, whoa, a hand wave and many others. Usually specific to a specific geographic location, age group or other social group, informal greetings are the way people show their … Keep Reading → identification with specific groups. Informal greeting are not generally appropriate for business encounters unless the individuals already know each other. Since each culture has its own group of informal greetings, it is best to use them cautiously in cross-culture groupings. Learn more about appropriate informal greetings in this Hub.
