Tales Of Hi And Bye: Greeting And Parting Rituals Around The World

We do it over and over again, day after day, and never seem to get enough of it. Albanians do it. Zulus do it. Movie stars and plumbers do it. All around the world, people say hi and bye in innumerable languages and countless ways: they wave and bow and curtsey and shake hands and rub noses and fist-bump and mwah-mwah and perform a vast array of greeting and farewell rituals, so common and natural that no-one stops to notice … Tales of Hi and Bye provides a delightful, witty, and intriguing insight into the sometimes strange and often wonderful customs associated with an ordinary, everyday event. For more information, book extracts and cartoons visit www.talesofhiandbye.com

• Aesthetically designed, highly illustrated and packed with fascinating facts for word lovers and cultural voyeurs alike • Meticulously researched yet light, witty and accessible in style • Impressively broad in scope and coverage of an everyday ritual that is so very diverse across cultures and throughout time