Greeting the Opposite Gender in Afghanistan

Video Transcript

(Note: This transcript has been edited for readability.)

“And when you are greeting just put your hand on your chest and don’t look at her, and greet at her. Don’t laugh, obviously. And a woman’s shaking their hand with a strange man, it’s common. But again, wait for her to raise her hand. Otherwise she will be in trouble.”

An Afghan man talks about greeting women in Afghanistan.