By Ashkan Bayatpour Greeting Persians shake hands more often than Americans. Every “hello” or “goodbye” is accompanied by a brief handshake. In parties, it is customary to kiss each other on the cheeks. Persians tend to be more polite than many other cultures. They tend to stand when someone enters a room in order to acknowledge their arrival and properly greet them. Also, they have many phrases that are recited in certain situations to show extra politeness. For example, […]