Greeting older people is the proper, most respectful, Malay way of social interaction . As a general rule in social settings, when greeting those who are much older, it is extremely polite to take the proffered hand and, while bowing from the waist to the person, touch your own forehead/nose tip to the back of their hand.Your right palm meet the other person’s right palm. Your left palm is placed behind the left hand of the person. And the other person left hand is placed behind your right hand.