5. It’s Polite to Stick Out Your Tongue in Tibet
We wouldn’t recommend this in most countries, where it’s sign of “yuck,” but in Tibet sticking out your tongue at somebody is a perfectly acceptable greeting. It’s a way of showing that you’re not the black-tongued king of Tibet reborn.
6. Nosing Around
The nose gets into the greeting game in some cultures. For example, the Eskimo of Greenland have the Kunkik greeting where they press their nose and top lip onto the cheek or forehead of their friend and inhale their scent. In certain Bedouin tribes, men greet each other with a mutual nose rub, as a sign of respect. In New Zealand, the traditional Maori hongi greeting involves placing your nose on your companion’s forehead.
