Can you think of some good manners that are bad manners in another country?

Answer 1

Others have given some good ones, so I will focus on what is considered good/acceptable in the US yet not so elsewhere.

1. Grown people wearing shorts in public (unless you're playing sports at the time). This is such a no-no in many countries in the Middle East, Asia, etc. Only "western" tourists are seen in shorts, and they makes fun of us SO HARD.

2. Looking into people's eyes. This is a sign of disrespect in many non-European countries.

3. Addressing people by their first names (even peers). Despite what we tend to think, this does NOT signal intimacy/friendliness in most countries--it instead signals disrespect.

Answer 2

Manners In Other Countries

Answer 3

i became raised by using a French mom the place putting your palms on your lap ( that's suitable manners interior the united statesA.) on the dinner table is concidered rude and undesirable manners( like your hiding something. It stems from the outdated days while assasinations at dinner by using poisening and such. if your hand have been in undeniable view you ought to no longer hind something. it particularly is until finally poisen rings got here approximately). French ettiquette states the two palms are resting on the table approximately an inch below your wrists. Your palms under no circumstances relax on the table only the area of your forearm. So being an french-american would be very puzzling at dinner!:)

Answer 4

Well, some countries believe that giving a compliment about a child to a mother is bad luck, so if they have a pretty baby, they have to say ¨what an ugly baby! She looks like a dog...¨so that the spirits won´t be jealous and harm the child.

Answer 5

In India if you don't finish your meal it's considered very bad manners as it shows you were unhappy with the quality of food. However, in Thailand, if you finish your meal it's very bad manners, as it shows you want more than has been already GENEROUSLY given to you!

Answer 6

here in malaysia, it is in our culture to eat using your right hand...and in the western country, it may seem like bad manners.

also, it is in our culture that we take off shoes before entering a house...so if someone wear shoes in the house, it would be considered as bad manners, while in most western countries, wearing shoes indoors are normal...
hope this helps :)

Answer 7

In some countries it is customary to belch after a meal to signify it was good, but that's poor manners here.

Answer 8

Some Mediterranean cultures are offended if you don't belch after dinner (i.e., Greece, Turkey) - the louder the better. That's bad manners in the US.

Answer 9

A big one is eye contact. Some countries consider it an insult to stare at someone when they are talking, but in America, it's almost required in any type of professional setting.

Answer 10

African cultures have a bunch of these. For Example:

It is rude to use your left hand in any social context. You can't: give something to someone else, wave, point,etc. with your left hand.

Eye contact with someone older than you is considerd rude in more african cultures.

It's rude to chew while standing. You have to be seated.

You can't make shadow puppets or play with your shadow.

It's rude to feed a man chicken wings, drumsticks, or chicken eggs. P.S. It's also rude to eat the chickens head or its feet unless your grandmother has given you the go-ahead to do so.