Title: 11 Surprising Customs from Around the World
Headings: 11 Surprising Customs from Around the World
11 Surprising Customs from Around the World
Pointing with lips in Nicaragua
Kissing in France
Spitting on the bride at weddings in Greece
September 12 is the Day of Conception in Russia
Groundhog Day in the U.S.
Tipping in the U.S.
Hanging out in cemeteries in Denmark
Pointing with the thumb in Malaysia
Slurping in Japan
Kneeling or lying prostrate as greeting in Nigeria
Using the left hand for things

Content: Instead, it is customary to gesture towards things with the thumb as this is seen as a more polite option. In many countries in Africa, pointing is reserved for inanimate objects only, not people. Slurping in Japan
Most societies around the world have rules about table etiquette. For western cultures, noisily consuming food is considered rude. In Japan, however, making slurping sounds while eating has an entirely different meaning. This might have something to do with the fact that in western countries, noodles are properly consumed by twirling them on a spoon before putting them in the mouth. Meanwhile, the Japanese simply slurp up their noodles without contorting them first, an act that is naturally noisier than the former. Making slurping sounds when eating noodles in Japan is a way of indicating that you’re really enjoying them. Some scientists even argue slurping invites air into the palate and actually enhances the noodles’ flavor. Kevin Whipple / | © Culture Trip
Kneeling or lying prostrate as greeting in Nigeria
For members of the Yoruba people, an ethnic group that largely resides in Nigeria, greeting rituals are taken quite seriously.