1) How do you say hello in your country ? (word, hug, kiss... / with your family (if different with male and female, please indicate), boss, friends...)
In Turkey, women kiss three times, and men kiss twice and men shkae hands at the same time, not women. A woman does noy kiss a man and vice verca, they only say "merhaba" or other words to say hello like "selamunaleykoum" or "Hosgeldiniz (when they are guests)". For older persons, it's different: you kiss the right- hand of men or women and you put the hand on your forehead: this is to show that you respect them. With your close family, you can hug or not, and you hug sb if you haven't seen him/her for a long time.
2) Have you ever been abroad ? If yes, where. How did you say hello there ?
??? I don't know
3) In france, people kiss (even if they don't know each others). How do you feel about that ? does it shock you ? Do you do it in your country ?
In the Turkish culture, yes, people kiss even if they don't know each other but this is only true if these are 2 men or two women, for the other sex, you only say hello
4) Do you think it's necessary to adapt to a country's greetings to be easily integrated ?
No, I don't think so. I think that you have to stay like you are, and people must accept you as you are. If you try to do like them, you won't feel good, and it will be like an obligation. And if you loose you culture, what will you teach to your children about it? At the beginnig, people can see that like shocking or different because they have never seen it before, but with they will be used to.
5) Would you be in favor of an international code for greetings ?
No, because what makes our world a beautiful world is our difference. I think, it would be stupid...
