One Kiss or Two?

The Art and Science of Saying Hello

Andy Scott

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English

Duckworth
21 March 2019

Memoirs; Social & cultural history; Social interaction; Self-help & personal development; Parties, etiquette & entertaining

Every encounter begins with a greeting. Be it a quick

Hello!

' or the somewhat longer and gracious

Sula manchwanta galunga omugobe!

' shaking hands or shaking, well, rather more private parts of our anatomy, we have been doing it many times daily for thousands of years. It should be the most straightforward thing in the world, but this apparently simple act is fraught with complications, leading to awkward misunderstandings and occasionally even outright violence. In the illuminating and entertaining One Kiss or Two' Andy Scott goes down the rabbit hole to take a closer look at what greetings are all about. In looking at how they have developed, he discovers a kaleidoscopic world of etiquette, body-language, evolution, neuroscience, anthropology and history. Through in-depth research and his personal experiences, and with the help of experts, Scott takes us on a captivating journey through a subject far richer than we might have expected.

By: Andy Scott
Imprint: Duckworth
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780715653197
ISBN 10: 0715653199
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 21 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for One Kiss or Two?: The Art and Science of Saying Hello

'After reading this book, I feel liberated' * Literary Review * 'With meticulous research, acute insight, infectious curiosity and gentle humour... this book introduces us to ourselves' -- Kate Fox, bestselling author of Watching the English