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Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (usually cordial) or social status (formal or informal) between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. Greetings are sometimes used just prior to a conversation or to greet in passing, such as on a sidewalk or trail. While greeting customs are highly culture- and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status and relationship, they exist in all known human cultures. Greetings can be expressed both audibly and physically, and often involve a combination of the two. This topic excludes military and ceremonial salutes but includes rituals other than gestures. A greeting, or salutation, can also be expressed in written communications, such as letters and emails.
Some epochs and cultures have had very elaborate greeting rituals, e.g. greeting a sovereign. Conversely, secret societies have often furtive or arcane greeting gestures and rituals, such as a secret handshake, which allows members to recognize each other.
In some languages and cultures, the same word or gesture is used as both greeting and farewell. Examples are "Good day" in English, "Sat Shri Akaal" in Punjabi, "As-Salamualaikum" in Arabic, "Aloha" in Hawaiian, "Shalom" in Hebrew, "Namaste" in Hindi,"Ayubowan" in Sri Lanka and "Ciao" in Italian. The bow and handshake are also used for both greeting and leave-taking. And in many south Asian countries like Sri Lanka and India, they put their arms together and place it near to heart which shows they are greeting from the bottom of the heart. In India they say "Namaste" and in Sri Lanka they say "Ayubowan" which means live longer.
Hey NW firearms community, we just wanted to drop a intro message here and say what's up to everyone. As many of you surely already know, Guerrilla Tactical is a holster and gear manufacturer located in SW Washington and somehow up until now, I am embarrassed to admit, we had never created an...
Hello all,
Currently living in Northern VA, but used to live in WA back when I was stationed at Ft Lewis with 1st BDE, 25th ID, 1st BN 5th INF Regiment....Bobcats!
Came across the site by chance and like what i see. Have done some deals on the classifieds and all without issue...good group of...
Greetings,
I'm Robert and I live in Astoria. I enjoy the outdoors and exploring the pacific northwest. I have a background in public safety. Combined with my background and the love of the outdoors of course I enjoy training, carrying, and owning firearms. I own a variety of firearms that I...
Just a quick post here from a new member, reaching out to say hello. i heard about this forum from the good people @ Mazama Sporting Goods. Happy to be here, thanks!
Hey everyone, new here but not to the firearms communities. Iām aLao active on ARFCOM, the Ak files, Reddit, Gunbroker and more. Colt and military clones are my main interest. Looking forward to checking this place out and getting to know some new collectors.
Greetings All, I'm curious If anyone out there is familiar with or owns one of the custom rifles crafted by the late gunsmith Howard J Sites? A friend has a custom rifle built on a Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken action that we're trying to determine the maker of. There is a logo that we...
I am retired and too old to climb the mountains anymore. For that reason, I am going to sell some of my firearms, in part, because I don't need them anymore and also, because I want to spare my kids the chore of selling them once I croak. Mostly rifles and a few shotguns. I used to buy and...
Or at least that was my official notification introduction when they sent me my Draft Notice !
That was in 1966, guess that will teach me for dropping out of University of Oregon and going to work for Electronic Specialties, now known as Boeing. So, wasnāt necessarily too excited about stomping...
Howdy all. I grew up in Sandy Oregon. Dad moved us there back in 1959. Yeah, before freeways. Just old 99 hwy north and south. Oregon was still pretty wild back then. Being able to hunt Bear almost all year long. with bounty on bob cats, crows and coyotes. Still had old growth timber here and...
Hi everyone,
I am very excited to be a member on this site. Iāve been lurking for a while but finally pulled the trigger (pun intended) and signed up. Iām looking forward to meeting people with the same interest. Cheers!
This is my obligatory "new member" post to complete my profile. I have a Kimber Micro 9 for sale in the classified. I'm not a glowie (which is exactly what a glowie would say, I know).
Hello all, I'm here to help a friend whose dad left her some very collectible items which she wants to sell. I see prices all over the place, but the local dealers are much lower in their offers.
The items, all in pristine condition
1954 Colt .357 Magnum. Comes with MP style holster and...
Howdy Gents!
New here from the NE corner of the Evergreen state.
Found out about the site through an ad in the classifieds section......so now I'm here.
Thank you!
I guess I never got around to introducing myself; I've moved out to Oregon a little bit ago after spending a few years away for work - opportunity arose and called me back out here. I was introduced to Northwest Firearms by a friend that was out of Tacoma, WA when I moved to the region. My...