And you thought handshake was the only form of salutation :-) A Monbatto of Africa, when he meets his friend, holds out his right hand and cracks the joints of the middle fingers. But probably the most startling mode of salutation is that of the Moors, who greet a stranger by dashing toward him at full speed, as if to unhorse him, and when near suddenly firing a pistol over his head. The Egyptian’s salutation may be very appropriate for that warm region, but would offend ears polite in our own land. He very earnestly asks you, “How do you perspire?” dropping one hand to the knee. —Annie Randall White’s Twentieth Century Etiquette, 1900
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:14:49 +0000
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