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You’ve just landed in Beijing, Rio de Janeiro or Christchurch, New Zealand, and you’re greeted at the airport by a clutch of adoring locals.
你刚在北京，里约热内卢、新西兰基督城下飞机，在机场受到一群可爱的当地民众热烈欢迎。
What is the polite way to greet them? Do you bow, or proffer your hand, or prepare to envelop the assembled strangers in an American-style embrace?
要如何礼貌地向他们打招呼呢？你会鞠躬、或伸出你的手，还是以一个美式的拥抱欢迎这群陌生人？
More important: To kiss or not to kiss?
最重要的是：到底该不该亲吻对方呢？
The world may be increasingly globalized, but when it comes to greeting practices, local customs still prevail — and things can get awkward when, say, a hug-loving American businessman meets his Japanese counterpart for the first time. (Best just to bow.)
世界或许愈来愈全球化了，但当我们面对问候礼仪时，仍取决于当地习俗──比方说，当一个热爱拥抱的美国商人第一次见到他的日本合伙人时，场面可能会变得尴尬。（此时最好鞠躬就好。）
If you find yourself facing a group of native Maoris in New Zealand, you’ll want to steel yourself for a traditional nose greeting, which involves touching snouts to one another’s foreheads. In Rio, local convention dictates three cheek kisses. But a few hours’ drive to the south in S?o Paulo, the single peck prevails. In Beijing, the locals prefer a nod and a smile.
当你遇见一群新西兰的毛利人时，你需要遵循他们传统的磨鼻子问候方式，其中包括你需要用鼻子碰触对方的额头。
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阿根廷：脸颊亲吻。中东和法国：隔空亲吻。
In the interests of international fellowship and peace, here is an incomplete guide to world greetings.
在里约，传统习俗是见面时亲三次脸颊。但到了几个小时车程外的圣保罗，则盛行一次轻啄。在北京，当地人偏好点头或微笑。
In much of Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, air kissing between strangers is common, but each nation, and in some cases each region within a country, may have its own habits.
在追求国际友谊与和谐的目的下，我们为您提供一些世界打招呼礼仪的指南。
Lips Together?
在大部分的拉丁美洲，欧洲和中东地区，与陌生人隔空接吻是相当常见的，但在同一个国家中的不同区域，人们可能会有他们自己的习惯。
Argentine men will cheek-kiss one another, but only if they are friends of friends. In most of the Arab world, a double air kiss is obligatory, though only between people of the same sex.
该怎么亲？
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泰国：鞠躬并双掌合十。
Things can get complicated in France, as this map suggests: Expect anywhere from four kisses (in Nantes) down to two (in Toulouse) or just a single peck (in Brest). The general rule is that lips should never touch cheek, though a faint smooching sound is expected.
阿根廷男人会以碰脸颊的方式亲吻对方，但只有在朋友间与朋友的朋友间才这么做。在大部分的阿拉伯世界，两下隔空接吻是必须的，而这也只发生在同性别的人之间。
In most of Northern Europe, a firm handshake will usually suffice between strangers, and a single kiss for friends. “Firm” doesn’t begin to describe the obligatory handshake between two unacquainted men in Russia, which can feel like a test of strength with near bone-crushing results. And there’s a taboo about shaking hands across the threshold of a home: Wait until you are both on the same side of the door.
在法国，事情可能变得更加复杂，根据这张地图所示：从亲四下的南特，到亲两下的图卢兹，再到只是轻轻一啄的布雷斯特，各种情况都有一般性原则：嘴唇不能碰到脸颊，但亲吻时需要加上一个闷响声。
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新西兰：磨鼻子。
When kisses are called for, where do you aim? In Portugal, the kissing usually progresses from left to right, but in Strasbourg, France, it’s right to left.
在欧洲北部大部分地区，陌生人之间一個坚定的握手、朋友间一個简单的亲吻就足够了。不过两个素昧平生的俄罗斯男人不会“坚定”地握手，不然这可能演变成一场较量力气大小的“碎骨”之争。而且在开门后握手还有个忌讳：必须等到两个人都站在门的同一边时，才能握手。
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欧洲北部和俄罗斯：坚定地握手。
Hands to Yourself
当需要亲吻时，你该怎么做呢？在葡萄牙，亲吻通常会由左至右，但在法国的斯特拉斯堡，则是由右至左。
Kissing or touching strangers is frowned upon in Asia. The customary greeting in Thailand involves a bow with the palms pressed together, as if in prayer; similar gestures are common from Cambodia to Indonesia.
手該怎么放？
In India, a limp handshake between men is fine, but don’t try it with a member of the opposite sex. The traditional way to greet an Indian elder is to bend down and touch his feet.
亲吻或触碰陌生人身体在亚洲是不太可行的。泰国的传统礼仪包括鞠躬并双掌合十，就像在祷告般，类似的手势从柬埔寨到印尼都十分普遍。
Tibetans have one of the most unusual traditional gestures for greeting others: They stick out their tongues — though always from a safe distance.
在印度，软弱无力地握一下手是好的，但切勿在不同性别的人之间尝试。向印度长者打招呼的方式是曲下身并触碰他的脚。
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印度：向长者打招呼时，曲下身并碰触对方的脚。
西藏人有着最特殊的打招呼方式：伸出他们的舌头。但他们会在一段安全距离下这么做。
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西藏：伸出舌头。
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