What does it mean to bow in courtesy?

The representative significance is as follows:

15 degree, general greeting

30 degrees, welcome ceremony

45 degrees, farewell gift.

90 degrees, say goodbye to the body.

Japan often bows at 90 degrees, and the welcoming ceremony is more than 45 degrees.

Bowing, that is, bending down to salute, is a solemn etiquette to show respect for others. This is not only one of the traditional manners in China, but also a common polite way in many countries. In our country, bowing is often used to express sincere respect to superiors, students to teachers, and younger generations to elders. It is also often used for service personnel to pay tribute to guests, or to express respect and gratitude to the audience and audience to performers, speakers and recipients.

When bowing, stand at attention, take off your hat, look at the recipient, and your eyes will naturally droop with the bow to show your modesty. When saluting, you can greet "Hello" and "Welcome" at the same time, or you can express your gratitude or apology. After the ceremony, when standing upright, you should also look at each other politely, which makes people feel sincere.

When bowing, never put your legs aside, bend down casually or just lean forward as a salute. This is a sign of indifference and disrespect to the recipient. In life, we often bow our heads and roll our eyes at each other. This method is very inappropriate and should be avoided. Don't eat or smoke when you bow. It's impolite.

Extended data:

The degree of bowing expresses different meanings. Such as: bend about 15 degrees to express gratitude; Bend about 30 degrees to show sincerity and apology; Bend about 90 degrees to show repentance, reform and apology.

Bowing is also very particular for Koreans and Koreans. We can often see women from North Korea and North Korea holding skirts in one hand and bowing in the other during talks, banquets or visits, and slowly retreating in front of guests when saying goodbye to show sincerity and respect.

References:

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