"Namaste Sajhaites" ....Doesn't it sound nice? At least I feel it does. I have had such experiences where people have found akward with my "Namaste" greeting. I still vividly remember one of my early days in the states. After my class, I was introduced to a fellow countryman in a lobby filled with all the white students.Spontaneously I greeted him with a namaste. I could see an akwardness when he responded with " Abuii namaste re." I wonder what's wrong with namaste!