Here is a sure way to keep in touch of the people in Botswana through a "Hello!".
The quickest way to end a conversation in South African country is to start it without a greeting. There is nothing more offensive than a foreigner who ask for something without first exchanging pleasantries. Start with hello which is "dumela rra and "dumela mma" to a woman. Here's how:
Extend your right hand and place your left under your right elbow, as if you were supporting an injured arm. Lightly clasp hands as you would in the U.S.
Change your grip so your thumb interlocks with the other person's - almost like an arm wrestling pose at waist level. Keep your left hand beneath your right elbow.
Return to the handshaking position and say "Le kae?" which means "How are you?" in Setwana, the country's main language.
So easy!
The quickest way to end a conversation in South African country is to start it without a greeting. There is nothing more offensive than a foreigner who ask for something without first exchanging pleasantries. Start with hello which is "dumela rra and "dumela mma" to a woman. Here's how:
Extend your right hand and place your left under your right elbow, as if you were supporting an injured arm. Lightly clasp hands as you would in the U.S.
Change your grip so your thumb interlocks with the other person's - almost like an arm wrestling pose at waist level. Keep your left hand beneath your right elbow.
Return to the handshaking position and say "Le kae?" which means "How are you?" in Setwana, the country's main language.
So easy!
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