Is greeting important in your culture?

[rachael9385]

In my culture yes it is but to me greetings are nothing because I don't take it as part of respect some people thinks that greetings are part of respect but I don't see it like that, a person can decide to greet the whole community and at last don't have a single respect for elders so I will conclude that greetings are part of appreciation, in some homes parents always warns their children no to talk to strangers and just imagine if a well disciplined child keep to that instructions and don't talk or even greet strangers will you say the child doesn't have a respect? Or have the thought that the child is trying to keep instructions.
Greetings are good but some culture doesn't take greeting serious but take respect serious while some does, if a person doesn't greet you I don't think you should take it personal because I know greetings are not in some country Constitutiona.

[Marykeller]

In Africa, greetings are seen as a sign of respect and humility to our elders. We Africans value it that much. A child or a youth who doesn't greet or doesn't know how to greet is taken as one who is not properly trained by his or her parents. Greeting is what every African citizen looks out for, to receive from their juniors. You are not supposed to walk up to your elders without first greeting them. If you find it hard to greet, be ready to take it that there is no way they will give you a listening ear or take you as a good being to deal with.

Greetings is what we Africans, whether young or old don't take for granted in our culture because we see it as a sign of respect and humility for our elders

[Ruttoshi]

Greeting is a part of showing good morals because it is good that we greet our elders. Through greeting,you can communicate with someone that you don't know for the first time and you will be given attention

In my place from I am from,when there is problem between two people those in concern wouldn't greet themselves because they are not in good terms. What I mean in essence is that greetings shows friendship and simplicity.

[Stepstowealth]

In my culture greeting is important, it is a sign of respect and humility. What about in your culture?

That you greet someone does not mean that you respect them, or you are humble, It is just customary and what some people just do because it is what is expected of them. Even some people who are not concerned with greeting are more respectful and humble in their behavior than the people who are always quick to greet everyone. Greeting as a sign of respect to someone is sometimes very deceitful. I do not care about greetings because I know that it does not often come from the mind, some people just do it for doing sake and so I will not be angry or call any young person disrespectful or not humble because they refused to greet me.

[Bebe22]

In my culture yes it is but to me, greetings are nothing because I don't take them as part of respect some people think that greetings are part of respect but I don't see it like that, a person can decide to greet the whole community and at last, don't have a single respect for elders so I will conclude that greetings are part of appreciation, in some homes parents always warns their children not to talk to strangers and just imagine if a well-disciplined child keep to that instructions and don't talk or even greet strangers will you say the child doesn't have respect? Or have the thought that the child is trying to keep instructions.
Greetings are good but some culture doesn't take greetings seriously but take respect seriously while some do, If a person doesn't greet you I don't think you should take it personally because I know greetings are not some country's Constitution.

I was going to keep my opinions to myself but I don't agree with you, Rachel. Seeing the comments I figured it was only Africans that replied, since it's only a white that'll say greetings aren't important.
You see I'm the kind of person who likes greeting people even down to my mates, but don't talk much and it makes me seem as though I am a proud and egoistic person. So, if a circumstance comes that I greet someone and the person doesn't reply ( especially when I know the person heard me ) it's like "Nah, I'm not ever going to greet you again". I once greeted a man in church twice and he didn't reply  me, only for him to say after the service that I hadn't greeted him throughout that day. With the anger in me, I said "Sir I've greeted you twice today and you didn't reply to me" Then he was like I didn't greet him well. I thought about it literally throughout that day "How did I not greet you well? Sure I don't have a loud voice but I tried to show you respect twice and you just behaved like it was trash, Now I'm going to show you how disrespectful I am" those were the exact words in my head.
Now my point is, that greetings have no other message than " I respect you "If I don't respect you, I won't greet you. Even if I do, grudgingly. It's very possible to greet someone I don't actually like or respect just for customary sake but at the end of the day, it doesn't change the message of the greeting.

[Agbe]

Culture as per say, it is the way of life of the indigenous people of the land. And the followings are always part of human culture. Food, greeting, music, language, dancing steps, marital method, etc. And all these things are important in all cultures. So if someone is not doing any of the above cultural values which are practiced in the community has a disrespect spirit and lack home training and that is, she is not respectful so what the boys family did is good. Because if that girl is married to their son, her disrespectful nature will display fully in the family.

Greeting is The Gate way to Wealth.

Greeting is a cultural Value that lead people to wealth, the way you greet people and show respect will make some reputable personnels to sponsor you to the highest social stratification of your life. What you wanted to achieve with your life hustles and struggles can be achieved with just a respectful greetings.

The Big Key Your Life

A house that you have been trying to open and enter but no way because you are not connected to the person you want to see. Because in most part of the world, connection is one the major thing we are facing in the labour market, if you don't know anyone in the organizations, the parastatals, and any institution, you can't be employed or admitted easily but you show of respect can make a free way for you to enter that place without stress. Greeting is one of the biggest key in your life to open the iron gate. And the most important part of it is that, the younger ones are to greet the elders first and the elders to respond accordingly. A respectful child greet elders three times a day. And there are in some cases the greeting has no limit, you greet the elders whenever you see them. And they might even dash you money and other gifts like clothes, foods etc. That can even make you to live a free apartment. Greeting is very important in the society. Always greet elders and be blessed in life.