Greeting "Good day" in English, "As-Salamualaikum" in Arabic, "Aloha" in Hawaiian, "Shalom" in Hebrew, "Namaste" in Hindi and "Ciao" in Italian. The bow and handshake are also used for both greeting and leave taking. A greeting can consist of an exchange of formal expression, kisses, handshakes, hugs, and various gestures. The form of greeting is determined by social etiquette, as well as by the relationship of the people. Beyond the formal greeting, which may involve a verbal acknowledgment and sometimes a hand shake, facial expression, gestures, body language and eye contact can all signal what type of greeting is expected. Gestures
Salutation "Sehr geehrter Herr", while the female formal salutation begins with "Sehr geehrte Frau". Both formal salutations are followed by the recipient's academic degree (if any) and the recipient's family name (e.g. "Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt" or "Sehr geehrte Frau Dr. Schmidt"). It is possible but uncommon to include the full name (e.g. "Sehr geehrter Herr Johann Schmidt"). With an unknown recipient, "Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren" (meaning "Dear Sir or Madam") is used with no variation on this. Due to insufficient functionality of computer software used for mass communication, some companies tend to use more clumsy gender neutral formal salutations