I consider myself pretty confident, until I meet someone that I’m not too sure how to greet. If I’m in the village and see my great-great-great-great cousin aunt, I know I am supposed to let her force my face in her 100 year old chest while kneeling and ‘mmm’ing at the same time. Not always comfortable but at least I know what to do
Now if I meet the Kabaka, what am u supposed to do? Do I hide my hand behind my back? Do I look him in the eye? Do I dive onto the ground? How long do I stay there?
When King Oyo arrived from OC’s his ‘subject’ nose dived onto the ground to greet him. Is that general greeting etiquette?
Seeing as there is no book for this stuff I suggest that if you see ‘royalty’ you run. Surely it will be less tiring than the greeting bootcamp!
Jun 13, 2012 @ 10:13:14
agreed, its just easier to avoid greeting instead of accidentally insulting them.
Jun 13, 2012 @ 10:30:17
just say ‘hello, nice to meet you mister king!’
Jun 13, 2012 @ 10:39:09
take the time to learn about each culture and get it right. not roket science
Jun 13, 2012 @ 12:32:42
um, ‘the man’ time to learn how to spell. get it right. it’s ROCKET science, not ‘roket’ science!
Jun 13, 2012 @ 13:24:34
i dont kneel for anyone. except my lover. and his best friend. and the hot guy from the bar. and his cousin. and my ex-boyfriend. certainly not for any king. haha.
Jun 13, 2012 @ 14:54:34
Hehehe! The comments have killed me
Jun 13, 2012 @ 15:55:21
i don’t know where you guys hang out, its as if you bump into kings on a daily basis. i think I need to upgrade on the places and people I hang out with so that I can share this conundrum with all of you.
Jun 13, 2012 @ 17:31:14
after all the security checks, car stops, body searches, bag checks and anal probes at the functions that they attend i’d rather say bye than hi.
Jun 22, 2012 @ 11:32:04
Don’t worry guys greet me however you see fit