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Cultural greetings while volunteering in Africa
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Cultural greetings while volunteering in Africa.
“There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome,
no homage like his praise.
”Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Anyone who has been in a...
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Cultural greetings while volunteering in Africa.
“There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome,
no homage like his praise.
”Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Anyone who has been in a foreign place
willattest to this, the biggest hurdle you may run into is the cultural barrier.
First impressions
matterand the firstthing you do when you run into a stranger is get the greetings and
salutations out of the way.
Greetings help in establishing a good reportwith the local people.
Once this is achieved itwillonly make your volunteer experience better.
When volunteering
abroad itis importantto know how to say hello not only for the sake of those you are working
or volunteering with,but also to help you and the locals feel at ease with each other,here is an
outlook of some cultural greetings in differentsocieties and places around the Africa.
The most common sign of greeting in Africa is the handshake.
The handshake should be firm
and you shou
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