What about greetings in your country?

How are greetings in your country between men, women, with family, friends, with your boss and co-workers? Are they so different according to each culture?

I think we can learn more about it, sharing how is it in our countries.


I´m from Colombia, in south america. Here we are so friendly between us. When a woman greet to other woman or man, we give a kiss in cheek, it´s no matter if person is not a friend. When someone introduce to other, is common to greet in this way. But it not works for men. Men only greet with a kiss in cheek to women, no between men.

With friends and family, mainly between women or man – woman, is common greets with hugs. Between men is not frequently, but sometimes they do that.  

In work sometimes is more polite, but it depends from the people that works in each company. When people is very serious, they only give the right hand and that´s enough.

here in Chile it's the same as in Colombia.