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All Ears English Podcast

AEE 131: The Hug or The Handshake – How to Greet in American Culture

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Language Learning, Education, Business

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2014

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Taking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training course Do you know how to greet someone in American culture? Today you’ll learn how to avoid embarrassing situations when you are not sure whether to hug, handshake, or wave. We had a question from a Chinese student. She wasn’t sure how to greet American men.... Read More The post AEE 131: The Hug or The Handshake – How to Greet in American Culture appeared first on All Ears English Podcast | Real English Vocabulary | Conversation | American Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 131, the hug or the handshake, how to greet in American culture.

0:08.0

Welcome to the All-Eears English podcast where you'll finally get real native English conversation

0:17.6

and fluency for business and life.

0:21.2

We believe in connection, not perfection, when it comes to learning English.

0:26.7

Now here are your hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan Kaplan the New York radio girl coming to you

0:36.0

from Boston and New York City USA. When you meet someone for the first time, should you hug them, shake hands or wave, does

0:49.9

it even matter?

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Find out today.

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