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Greetings and Social Customs of the UAE

After greeting guests, the host serves Emirati Coffee to the guests starting from the right side of the room and moving their way to the left of the room, it is also common for the host to serve the elderly guests first or an important guest in the room. It is also part of the Emirati social custom for the person serving coffee to hold the coffee pot "dallah" in their right hand and serve the coffee cup to the guest using their right hand. In a male gathering, the person serving the coffee will remain standing until the guest shakes their coffee cup to indicate that they do not want a refill, while in a female gathering, the female serving the coffee are allowed to sit while serving others coffee. Less than half the coffee cup should be filled and the coffee served should be hot to indicate to the guest that the coffee was made specially made for them. For the guests, the coffee cup is taken with their right hand and given back using their right hand once done.

When entering a Majlis, guests will start greeting people from the right side to the left side, unless there is an elderly guests, who should be greeting first.

Kissing on the top of the head is also a common way of greeting in the UAE.