Commons in South Africa

There are various types greeting in South Africa:

• Shakehand: This greeting is the most popular for us, but in South Africa is common in big cities, for example Johanesburgo. It is to take the hand of other person and shake.

• Kiss forehead: This greeting can use in all time. The men and the women they can also use this greeting without discrimination. In South Africa is known as Sawabona and it means I respect you, I appreciate you, and you are important for me.

• Greeting with the  genitals: This greeting in ancestors is common and completely usual, the indians make this greeting because they think the soul can leave the body and they shake several times the genitals, the men the penis and women the breasts.

• Howzit: A traditional South African greeting that translates as "How are you?" or simply "Hello".

• Unjani: This is another way you can greet someone in isiZulu meaning “Hello”

• Heita: An urban and rural greeting used by South Africans.

• Sharp Fede: South African township greeting meaning “Hello, how are you?”