[Margaret Pilkington]

I personally, can see nothing wrong in this form of greeting.
If the people involved did not object, then where is the problem?
If the person who made the complaint is from another cultural background, it needs to be mentioned, that in our culture, this form of greeting is acceptable.
Why should we be forced to abandon practices just because they do not fit in with the culture of another ethnic group. I thought that multiculturalism meant that there was some sort of acceptance of the cultures of other ethnic groups......and that the cultures of diverse ethnic groups were to be encouraged.