The essential, practical and highly entertaining guide to first impressions
ANDY SCOTT has greeted people in more than 60 countries. After gaining a PhD in History from Cambridge and holding visiting fellowships at Yale, he joined the Cabinet Office in 2009, where he worked on a range of domestic and international projects. He has since then served as a diplomat in Libya and Sudan and been a consultant to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and is now a Conflict and Stabilisation Adviser in the UK Government 's Stabilisation Unit. He lives in London, but still calls a small village in Suffolk home.
'To kiss or not to kiss? This delightful book explores greeting
etiquette across different cultures and provides a great deal of
entertainment. I thoroughly recommend it' Jane Goodall
‘With meticulous research, acute insight, infectious curiosity and
gentle humour... this book introduces us to ourselves’ Kate
Fox, bestselling author of Watching the English
‘After reading this book, I feel liberated’ Literary
Review
'Kissing hello is a social minefield... fortunately, Andy Scott may
have some answers' The Times
'Scott s winning study combines scholarly rigour with a voice that
is funny, warm and humane. I can t imagine a better guide to the
intricate art of saying hello' Joe Moran, author
of Queuing for Beginners
'From Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s deathclamp handshake to
the penis-offering Walbiri in the Australian outback, learn the
perfect greeting globally' New Scientist, Best Book of the
Year
'Diplomat Andy Scott speculates on the origins of the cheek-kissing
tradition... and how to avoid a social faux pas no matter where you
are' Conde Nast Traveler
'Fascinating... by the end of Scott s book, you see that if we
stopped greeting, the world would come to an end' The Lady
'From the ubiquitous handshake to the, thankfully, less popular
genital grab, Andy Scott's vade mecum of the social science and
background to the world's many greetings is infallible reading for
any member of civilised society' William Hanson, British
etiquette coach and columnist
'Andy Scott has written an utterly charming and fascinating book. I
will never be able to look at a handshake or a hug the same way
again.' Joshua Foer, internationally bestselling author
of Moonwalking with Einstein and co-founder of Atlas
Obscura
'Who would have guessed that so much lies behind a greeting? As
Scott demonstrates so ably, it's not just etiquette, but also
history, evolution and brain function... popular science writing at
its best' Chris Frith, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology, UCL
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