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Greeeting people (II)

Greeting people.

Formal greetings.

The usual formal greeting is a 'How do you do?' and a firm handshake.

‘How do you do?’ is a greeting, not a question. The correct response is to repeat ‘How do you do?' You say this when shaking hands with someone.

First person "How do you do?"Second person " How do you do?"


'How are you?' is a question and the most common and polite response is "I am fine thank you and you?"

First person "How are you?"Second person "I am fine thank you and you?"

Nice to meet you – Nice to meet you too. (Often said whilst shaking hands)
Delighted to meet you– Delighted to meet you too.
Pleased to meet you – Pleased to meet you too. .
Glad to meet you - Glad to meet you too
Good Morning / Good Afternoon / Good Evening



Informal greetings.

Hi - Hi or hello
Morning / Afternoon / Evening ( We drop the word 'Good' in informal situations).

British and American way:

Greeting people (I)

These are some points you've got to take into account when greeting someone in Britain:

- When you are introduced to somebody new, the most common form of greeting is a handshake.

- Kiss only when you meet friends whom you haven't seen for a long time. One kiss is enough.

England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom or the British Isles?

'When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles -but never England.' How to be an Alien, by George Mikes.

People usually say "England" in reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain (or simply Britain), or the British Isles. This is not correct but, what's more, it may offend people from other parts of the UK.

People who are English are from the country of England and British are those who live in Great Britain and the UK.

England is one of the three countries in Britain. The other two are Scotland and Wales.

For more information: wikipedia