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Meeting with new people
Walked past away a group of people
Right hand to eat
Right thumb to point at people or directions
Right hand to receive or give something
Using a squat toilet
Polite sitting
Offer guests food or drinks and allow guests to enjoy a meal
Kissing hands when arriving or saying goodbye (salim)
Say hello to others
Stop all the activities when azan (calling to pray)
Visiting etiquette (knocking on doors, entering, and sitting)
Eating silently
Take a cold shower using a dipper
Take off your shoes when entering the room
Using Mas and Mbak

Kiss your hand when you arrive or say goodbye

Forms of local wisdom:

– Kissing an older person's hand
– Saying “I'll say goodbye” before leaving

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Kissing hands when arriving or saying goodbye (salim)

  • Kissing hands is usually done when one arrives from a place or when leaving a place.
  • When wanting to leave or leaving a location, one should say goodbye to their elders. This is done out of respect for the person living in the house and to let the host know that you are not at home. If staying in a house, one can say goodbye to the mother, father, or an elder or respected person. 
  • When kissing hands, one bows one's head, then pulls the other person's right hand to kiss.  
  • Kissing hands to say goodbye has many variations. First, one can kiss the back of the other person's right hand. 
  • Secondly, one can touch their forehead or cheek with the back of the other person's hand. After that, they can say "goodbye"; "go first"' or "Assalamualaikum" (if of the Islamic variety).  
  • - Leaving the house without informing the host or without saying goodbye is considered rude and confusing to the host.

Source: 

Dukut, E. M. (2020). Peran generasi Muda dalam Merevitalisasi Sopan Santun Jawa melalui e-Book. In Kebudayaan, Ideologi, Revitalisasi, dan Digitalisasi Seni Pertunjukkan Jawa dalam Gawai (pp. 220–241). https://books.google.co.id/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Q5_LDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA220&dq=mempersilakan+orang+lebih+tua+untuk+makan+dulu&ots=-8wGYQFHE5&sig=9INTNJmdvrlo7bCaL_QXXxNsxjc&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=mempersilakan%20orang%20lebih%20tua%20untuk%20makan%20dulu&f=false

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