Show ancient ways of greeting how do you greet a friend when you meet him or her in the street it you shake hands or takeoff take off your hat you arent doing anything new youre just following old customs says a writer in london answers magazine in days kofold of old the joining ot of hands was equivalent to a peace treaty it meant that the hands were free of wea weapons Poni and evi even en the boldest of knights would taki take off his helmet among friends to show that he be afraid of a blow on the head kissing too has its origin in gari earliest iest times the old greeks and romans used to KISS and acquaintances on every occasion one old scholar relates that is was polite when calling on any anyone olit to kiss first the host then his wife followed by all his children and finally the dog and cat |