The ways that cambodian people greet each other is not like some countries. It is not polite to touch a person of the other gender. Cambodians of different gender do not kiss or hug in public.In Cambodia culture, indirect eye contact is a form of respect and direct eye contact is usually only made with social equals
Greetings
between Cambodians are dependent on the relationship/hierarchy/age
between the people. The traditional greeting is a bow combined with a
bringing of the hands together at chest level. It is known as the
'Sampeah', where you join your hands at the level of your chest, chin,
nose, eyebrows or over the head.
When we salute our friends who have the same ages, we place our both palmstogether at the chest level.
When we salute our bosses, older persons, or higher ranking people, we place our both palms together at the mouth level..
When we salute our parents, grandparents or teachers, we place. our both paims togetherat the nose
When we salute the king, or monks, we place our both palms together at the eyebrows level.
When we pray in the God or sacred statues we place our both paims together at the forehead level
Miss. Chrin Sokuntheary
