Americans prefer informal: In general, Americans preferinformal greetings and using first names or nicknames when speaking with colleagues and acquaintances。
美国人不拘小节：通常情况下，美国人喜欢非正式的问候，提到他们的同事或者使用名字或者熟人的时候喜欢用昵称。
Public Behavior
注意公共场合的行为
Always shake hands: Americans shake hands when greeting eachother. This is true for both men and women. Other forms of greetingsuch as kissing on the cheeks, etc., is generally not appreciated。
常握手：美国人相互致意的时候喜欢握手，这是男女通用的。其他的比如亲吻脸颊之类的方式是非常不推荐的。
Look your partner in the eye: Americans look each other inthe eyes when they are speaking as a way of showing that they aresincere。
看对方的眼睛：美国人想要表达关注的时候会在说话的时候看着对方的眼睛。
Don't hold hands: Same sex friends do not usually hold handsor put their arms around each other in public in the United States。
别拉手：在美国，同性朋友们在公共场合不太会手拉手或者挽住对方的胳膊。
Smoking is Out!: Smoking, even in public places, is strongly disapproved of by most Americans in the modern United States。
吸烟很老土：在当代的美国，吸烟，尤其是在公共场合吸烟，是非常不被大众接受的行为。
Introduction: Standard American English Tips
标准英语小贴士