Scott One Kiss or Two?

In Search of The Perfect Greeting
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7156-5193-3
Verlag: Gerald Duckworth & Co
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, EPUB

Featured in the SUNDAY TIMES'Told with acute insight, infectious curiosity and gentle humour. this book introduces us to ourselves' Kate Fox, bestselling author of Watching the EnglishEvery encounter begins with a greeting. Be it a quick 'Hello! or the somewhat longer and gracious 'Sula manchwanta galunga omugobe!' shaking hands or shaking, well, rather more private parts of our anatomy, we have been doing it many times daily for thousands of years. It should be the most straightforward thing in the world, but this apparently simple act is fraught with complications, leading to awkward misunderstandings and occasionally even outright violence.Why is that? Why are greetings so important? Can we ever find the perfect way of saying hello? In the illuminating and entertaining One Kiss or Two? Andy Scott a well-travelled former diplomat, and no stranger to fumbled first contacts himself goes down the rabbit hole to take a closer look at what greetings are all about. In looking at how they have developed, he discovers a kaleidoscopic world of etiquette, body-language, evolution, neuroscience, anthropology and history.Through in-depth research and his personal experiences, and with the help of experts ranging from the world-famous primatologist Jane Goodall to the UK s etiquette coach par excellence William Hanson, Scott takes us on a captivating journey through a subject far richer than we might have expected. By the end of it, we are able to make more sense of what lies behind greetings and what it means to be human.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scott, Andy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

Scott, Andy
Andy Scott has greeted people in more than 60 countries. A trained historian, he obtained his PhD from Cambridge University. He joined the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit at the Cabinet Office in 2009, where he works on a range of domestic and international projects. He has also been a Policial Secretary in Sudan and Libya, and acted as consultant to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.