[originaltext]M: Maybe it’s something I have to mention about Iranians, we don’

M: Maybe it’s something I have to mention about Iranians, we don’t kiss on the lips. It’s only on the cheek.
W: Even between men?
M:(9)Well, men in Iran do kiss each other on the cheeks.
W: What?
M: Yeah, just like Italian people. We do that.
W: Really? For greeting?
M: For greetings.
W: In public?
M:(10)No, you go in the party, there are like fifty people sitting in the living room, then all of them stand up, the new guest arrives, and then they shake hands and they have to kiss three times each person on the cheeks. It just takes so long-Sometimes when I’m back from other countries I feel like well, just greet them by just waving my hand.
W: What about holding hands?
M: Holding hands’/ We shake hands.
W: You don’t like hold hands?
M: Ah, hold hands, like a boyfriend and girlfriends holding hands...well, that really can be done only in the mountainside where it’s not so much observed.
W:(11-1)Actually, in Vietnam we hold hands pretty frequent. I don’t know why, but I got the habit of holding my mom’s hand.
M: OK.
W: So when I first came here, I was so worried that they would say I’m a lesbian, or something. But, we do hold hands a lot.
M: Well, when you’re saying holding hands do you mean female or males you know or who you’re holding hands with?
W: Yeah, actually, you know of course lovers hold hands, but usually females.(11 - 2)Vietnamese females got the habit of holding hands on the street, going shopping and hanging out, just female friends. I don’t see many men holding hands, but usually females do it quite often.
9. How do the Iranians usually greet people?
10. When does the man want to greet people just by waving his hand?
11. What kind of people in Vietnam often hold each other’s hands?