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person. In Europe, people take each other’ s hands gently and don’ t move them as much as in other parts of the world. In Arabic countries, men usually don’ t release the handshake until many greetings have been exchanged. In the United States, the handshake is used when meeting people for the first time or when greeting people on important occasions. The American handshake is usually a very strong one. Some people even think it’ s too strong.. Also, Americans move their hands up and down more than Europeans do. But whatever greeting is used— a handshake, a bow, or an embrace— we can all recognize and understand a gesture of friendship. T or F questions: 1. Greetings are meant to show friendship and respect. T/F 2. Possibly the most unusual way for people to greet each other is to put one’ s hands together at the chest. T/F 3. Handshake was first used in the Middle Ages. 4. In the United States, people shake hands when they meet important people. 5. The Europeans shake hands gently. 2. Read another short passage about greetings and answer the following questions. What do Americans/the British/Australians like doing to show respect? When it es to the first impression, a proper greeting is of the utmost importance. Before you group together all Englishspea