American’s greeting and introduction

Americans often greet each other simply with Hello! or Hi! They think such an informal greeting usually implies a close and friendly relationship. To Americans, a friendly and informal relationship is important.

Americans’ introductions are usually very simple. In the United States, most people don’t like using Mr, Mrs or Miss in introductions. They think these words too formal. They prefer first names to formal titles in most cases. For example, a man may say, “Glad to meet you. I’m Paul Miller. But call me Paul, please.” A woman may say, “Don’t call me Mrs Smith, please. Just call me Sally.” So when American friends call you by your first name, don’t feel they are impolite. They only want to show friendliness.

To ask or not to ask

In North America when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like their families, work, school or sports. They ask questions as follows:

★   Do you have any brothers or sisters?

★   Where do you work?

★   Which school do you go to?

★   Do you like sports?

These are polite questions. They are not personal or private. But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. For example:

★   Questions about a person’s salary.

★   Questions about how much someone pays for something.

★   Questions about politics or religion.

★   Questions like “Why are you single?” or “Why don’t you have any children?”

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