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AMERICANS WILL SAY "I SHAKE HANDS;" GERMANS WILL SAY
"ICH GEBE DIE HAND" WHICH MEANS "I GIVE THE HAND."
Where learned: GRAND RAPIDS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Formula SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN