Search the internet to find out more about the different ways in which people greet and take leave of each other in the german-

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Search the internet to find out more about the different ways in which people greet and take leave of each other in the german-

speaking countries. Then, based on your reasearch, write a short essay in english of about 100 -150 words comparing and contrasting expressions of greeting and parting used in varios german- speaking countries

German

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kogti [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-13T08:01:27+03:00

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there are a lot of similarities between greetings in the US and in Latin America, as probably the most common greeting is "¿hola, qué tal? " which means "hi, what's up".

It can actually be "strengthened" into "¿hola, qué tal?¿cómo estás? "- which repeats the question of "how are you" twice in two different ways -in fact, which was the most common greeting I heard in Mexico.

Some regions in Latin America also have their own, special greeting, for example in Mexico you an also hear ¿qué onda? which is no heard in other places (it literally means "what a wave"! or "what is the wave bringing"

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