The traditional greeting is a handshake with two claps afterwards. Men clap with their fingertips and palms, and women with hands at an angle. Women may kneel at the same time as a sign of respect.

As social distancing lingers, many cultures around the world are adapting their distinct greetings to fit the new normal.

Saying hello to your neighbors may just seem like the friendly thing to do, but it pays you back with better health and well-being, according to a new Gallup survey.

A French woman living in the UK has been left baffled by a number of British greetings - and even revealed it took her 'months' to become 'comfortable' with a common form of endearment.

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Adele ‘s “Hello” notches a history-matching 21st week at No. 1 on Billboard ‘s Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart (dated April 23).

Before engaging in social behaviors like grooming, bonobos (pictured) employed a "hello" greeting during 90 percent of observed interactions and bid their peers farewell 92 percent of the time ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's women of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life ahead of International Women's Day, which ...

The appropriateness of using the greeting “hi guys” when addressing a group of men and women is up for debate after a woman suggested people should “never” use it - because other, gender ...

But this is nothing compared to greetings of the past. In the 1850s anthropologist Franz Boas documented Eskimo face slappers. When a stranger entered a village, everyone would gather while the ...