What would you do if a stranger greeted you?
The survey conducted by Üsküdar University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology on "greeting culture" revealed that young people attach importance to greetings. According to the research, most of the men prefer to shake hands, while women prefer to hug and kiss. Participants who stated that they attach importance to greeting their neighbors said that greeting is a social skill and shows the sociality of the individual.
The study, conducted by Üsküdar University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, to determine the thoughts of young people on the culture of greeting, was carried out in 18 different universities with a total of 798 participants, 378 men and 420 women.
We say hello even if we don't know each other
Within the scope of the research, 55.50% of the women and 57.60% of the men who participated in the research answered the question "How do you react when a person you do not know greets you?" with "I smile and say hello". Among the participants, 34.70% of women and 33.20% of men chose the answer "I would be surprised and respond".
We greet by shaking hands or hugging
In the study conducted among university students, in which participants were presented with more than one option, it was observed that 61.7% of men chose "shaking hands" as the greeting option, while 61.7% of women chose hugging, kissing, waving and nodding as the greeting options.
In terms of marital status, it was observed that married, single, engaged/engaged and divorced people preferred shaking hands, hugging, kissing, waving and nodding at similar rates.
Expressions used when greeting
To the question "Which expressions do you use when greeting?", a wide range of responses were received, including "Hello", "Salâmün Aleyküm", "Hi", "How are you?", "Good day", "Good morning" and "Good evening", regardless of gender, marital status, high school graduation and age.
We care about greetings with neighbors
Within the scope of the study, the question "Do you greet your neighbors?" was answered with "I greet all my neighbors" by almost all participants, while the question "Is greeting a social skill?" was answered with "Yes, it is a social skill, it shows the sociality of the individual" at a significant rate.
Greetings are important for healthy communication
Prof. Dr. Ebulfez Süleymanlı, Head of the Department of Sociology at Üsküdar University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, made an evaluation of the survey study. Referring to the importance of greetings for healthy communication, Prof. Dr. Ebulfez Süleymanlı said:
"Today, the use of greeting patterns such as 'hello', 'good morning', 'good morning', 'good morning', 'good day', 'good evening', 'good night' and responding according to the preferred pattern of the greeter is very important in terms of healthy communication. In order to prevent the loss of the integrity of goodness, truth and beauty of greeting, which is an important form of behavior both in human and cultural terms, it is important to explain and understand how the new generation develops thoughts and actions on the culture of greeting. Greeting and receiving greetings means displaying a moral, customary and civilized attitude and is one of the keys to healthy communication in society."
Greetings have no age
Prof. Dr. Ebulfez Süleymanlı stated that there was no definitive answer to the question "Do you consider the age of the other party when greeting?" and emphasized that 0% of the divorced and 70% of the engaged/engaged participants answered "no, I do not consider age".