One Kiss or Two?: The Art and Science of Saying Hello

By: Scott, Andy;

Language: English

Quality: Like New

Genre: Guide, History,

ISBN: 9780715653197

SKU: BEBKS900079

Pages: 320

Description: Every encounter begins with a greeting. Be it a quick 'Hello!' or the somewhat longer and gracious 'Sula manchwanta galunga omugobe!', the peck on the cheek or spitting on the floor, a humble handshake or shaking, well, rather more private parts of our anatomy - we have been doing it for thousands of years, many times a day. But far from being mundane and straightforward, greetings are fraught with complications and their own set of taboos, richly codified and influenced by the culture which they belong to. Author and well-travelled former UK diplomat Andy Scott draws from a wealth of in-depth research, personal experiences and the help of experts to take a closer look at what greetings are all about. In revealing how they have developed, he discovers a kaleidoscopic world of etiquette, body language, evolution, neuroscience, anthropology and history; taking us on a captivating journey through a subject far richer than we might have expected.