• Close friends welcome with kisses on cheeks • Initiate conversations • Do not handshake first when greeting women Expressing appreciation for an invitation • Considered polite to take sweets to depict warmth and love • Offer gifts with both hands or right-hand only Rude Gestures • Displaying the soles of your feet is considered rude • Pointing towards someone • Avoid being stringent about time and punctuality • Greeting someone with left hand is considered rude