when you meet someone new...

how do you greet them?

 

If the person gives off a friendly vibe, I'll hug them upon first greeting. Otherwise, I'll just say hi.

 

same... a lot depends wot kinda vibe i get...

generally tis usually just the "hello, how are ya" gig tho'

 

If it's a woman I'll shake her hand only if she offers it,
and then applying less pressure than she.
Hugs are likewise.
Didn't realize I could have multiple choices... duhhh

If it's a man I'll extend my hand hopefully meeting halfway
applying more or less equally firm pressure.
Certain Male Family members/ close Friends are hugged.

Really, really dislike those 'manly' man limp dishrag hand shakes
unless there's a physical reason...

 

Someone's glasses are getting bad -
just noticed the thread's title.

So there's more than the min info... *geesh*

 

I just say 'hi'

 

with a smile, a wave and a "hi!"... i am very polite when you first meet me, but that changes soon afterward.

 

It is supremely hard for me to approach people because of my shyness.

 

Kiss on the cheek

 

I start with "Hi" and go from there.

 

depends on the situation

i hug more than i shake hands, say hi or shy away
but usually i would hug and also say hi

 

i usually just say hi..


i need to work on that whole..

"hi, how are you?"
"i'm good, how are you?"

thing

 

uh, yeah i've been trying to think of ways to spice that up a bit. haha

i usually just say hi and smile, and go from there...

 

Somehow I'm usually stricken w/hoof in mouth disease
when adlibbing stuff like that.

Fancy that...

 

I wish I could be as casual and smooth as hi, but I'm just not. I go into whats happened in my day, into whats happening in my family, who broke a toe, who's sick, who's getting married, etc...

 

When someone says, "How are you doing "?
I say, "Gee, I don't know...I wasn't paying attention".

It's sort of an IQ test.

 

la bise...you kiss both cheeks...only really its more like your cheeks touch with theirs, and you kiss the air. Like that.
Weve just lost the world cup
Waa

-Maxi.Xx

 

I'm kinda shy, so I usually just say hi.

 

depends. Shaking hands or just saying hi is usually appropriate. But coming from a European family and being swarmed with other Euros, I get suckered into hugging people....

 

i'm kinda shy and horrible at talking to ppl except when first meeting them, because i don't have to think too much about what to say... socially i can be really retarded.... this mainly goes for work. i'm usually the one to say hi first and shake hands and introduce myself and ask the other person's name and if they like it or whatnot... sometimes i get the vibe of course that they're not interested so i just say hi and ask their name...