Thai greeting Thai greeting The Thai greeting referred to as the "wai" (, ) consists of a slight bow, with the palms pressed together in a prayer-like fashion. It has its origin in the Indian "Añjali Mudrā", like the Indian "namaste" and Burmese "Mingalar Par". The higher the hands are held in relation to the face and the lower the bow, the more respect or reverence the giver of the "wai" is showing. The "wai" is traditionally observed upon formally entering a house. After the visit is over, the visitor asks for permission to leave and repeats the salutation made upon entering.
As-salamu alaykum As-salamu alaykum As-salāmu ʿalaykum (Arabic: ) is a greeting in Arabic that means "Peace be upon you". The greeting is a religious salutation among Muslims when greeting. The typical response to the greeting is "wa ʿalaykumu s-salām" ( ) "And peace be upon you too". This greeting appears in greatly abbreviated forms in many languages from Malagasy to Urdu as some variant of "salām" (; cf. Persian ). The phrase is normally pronounced according to local dialects of speakers and is very often shortened. For example: The expression uses the second person plural masculine, even when used to address one