Most gestures and greetings are the same as the USA

Greetings

• Family member

  • Hug

  • Kiss

• Friend

  • Shake hands

  • Smile

• If both are women or members of the opposite gender

  • generally exchange a kiss on one cheek or touch alternate cheeks

Gestures

• Don’t use hand gestures

• Shrug shoulders- I don’t know/I don’t care

• Rubbing hands together- delight

• Rubbing index finger with thumb- Money

• Always maintain eye contact.

• Impolite to not cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing 

  ​Language

• Faroese

• Danish