Ecuador, beautiful country where people nod to say hello. 

Greetings between friends, family, or relatives are the effortless actions people do. Sometimes, this action does not involve words or the use of hands because, with a simple nod of the head, you can understand that it is a hello or an expression of what's up.

 Although this may seem unusual to tourists or foreigners; actually, it is much habitual for Ecuadorians to greet in this way. Honestly, I can say that most Ecuadorians do this because, wherever I go, I see people doing it, even me!

Maybe, We may not understand why we do this every time instead of saying hello or shaking our hands. It may be ashamed to speak or laziness to raise our hands to say hello, but the truth is that nodding becomes practical and according to the circumstances.

Sometimes, these greetings are realized by us when the person we are greeting is on the other side of the road or sidewalk, so yelling at them would look bad, or waving your hands could be uncomfortable for us because there are more people around us.  For this reason, it is much easier to greet them by raising your head. I will explain to you how I say hello, so pay attention. First of all, you need to make eye contact, then smile and make the star move, rising your head, and voila.

 Maybe, it's a common practice in other countries, but I don't know for sure.  If you want, you are welcome to write down in the comments if people from your country do the same. The truth is that I usually nod a lot because I find it comfortable to do so.