One commentator observes: “Salutations among the Orientals did not consist, as among us, of a slight bow, or extension of the hand, but was performed by many embraces, and inclinations, and even prostrations of the body on the ground.
Üks kommentaator täheldab: ” Idamaalaste tervitused ei hõlmanud nagu meil ainult kerget kummardust või käeandmist, vaid sellega kaasnes palju kallistusi ja sügavaid kummardusi ning isegi silmili maha heitmist.