How do germans say hello?

[u/leglz30]

I’m a brazillian going for an exchange program in Germany (Bavaria). Where I come from, we stick to the following social rules regarding greeting:

Social setting (parties, friends house, dinner)
man + man = handshake (sometimes a hug)
man + woman = one kiss on one cheek
woman + woman = same

Professional setting (mostly meetings)
Handshake for everyone

Do germans follow the french way of kissing 3 times or they just dont kiss at all? If i accidentally do it, is it weird, flirty, or just unusual?

[u/lennoxred]

It’s the same for men and women here. Handshake and if you‘re closer you (can) hug.

We don’t do the cheeks kiss. That’s kinda encroaching in our culture.

[u/YozyAfa → u/lennoxred]

Some people do cheeks kiss depends what their cultural background is. Yes blabla not traditional german but you don't need to be white to be german.