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Catty_McCatface

We have a greeting in my country that literally means “I see you”

So yes, I see you John and Beave 🫂

SuiGenerisJohn 1y ago

holy moly ! what a beautifully intimate way of saying hello. https://www.loominternational.org/sawubona/

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Catty_McCatface 1y ago

Cool right? 💜

SuiGenerisJohn 1y ago

I love it. Eye contact is powerful. It was one of the hardest things for me about living briefly in Japan how direct eyecontact is so so rare and taboo.

Catty_McCatface 1y ago

It’s similar in other cultures where looking a person in the eye is seen as disrespectful

SuiGenerisJohn 1y ago

Ya, I mean I always try to "do as the romans are doing" when I travel but that was a subtle but profound one.