Arabic Greeting Gestures. The common verbal greeting is “peace be with you” in arabic (“asalaamu alaikum”). A greeting is a way to acknowledge someone's presence or to make someone feel welcomed.
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Even if you’re not planning a trip, it is also fun getting educated about other cultures. Use a person’s first name and title when greeting them unless they permit you to move onto a casual naming basis. Greetings are often used prior to a conversation or as a polite way to initiate a verbal exchange between people.
If you are traveling to an arab country, knowing certain arab customs and traditions will make your visit more enjoyable.
Specific gestures x's and o's. The most common way of greeting is waving or shaking hands. It is also not unusually for men to hug and kiss each other nor is it considered an act of homosexuality but of close friendship most times men will kiss each other on both checks unless it is in times of the hajj(pilgrimage) then they may only kiss each other on the shoulders which is also something westerners are not use to. Close friends or colleagues of the same sex hug and kiss both cheeks upon greeting.
