Title: 13 Examples of Good and Bad Manners Around the World | HowStuffWorks
Headings: 13 Examples of Good and Bad Manners Around the World
13 Examples of Good and Bad Manners Around the World
1. Belching
2. Watch Your Feet!
3. Swapping Business Cards
4. Crushing Handshake
5. To Shake or Not to Shake
6.Clearing Your Plate
7. No Tipping!
8. Mixed Signals
9. The "Peace" Salute
10. Exposing Your Palms
11. Lose the Shoes
12. Chewing Gum
13. Left-handed Greetings
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Content: In most of the Middle and Far East, it is considered an insult to point your feet (particularly the soles) at another person or to display them in any way, for example, by resting with your feet up. Advertisement
3. Swapping Business Cards
In most Asian countries, a business card is seen as an extension of the person it represents; therefore, to disrespect a card -- by folding it, writing on it, or just shoving it into your pocket without looking at it -- is to disrespect the person who gave it to you. Advertisement
4. Crushing Handshake
Nowadays, a bone-crushing handshake is seen as admirable in the United States and U.K., but in much of the East, particularly the Philippines, it is seen as a sign of aggression -- just as if you gave any other part of a person's body a hard squeeze! Advertisement
5. To Shake or Not to Shake
Orthodox Jews will not shake hands with someone of the opposite sex, while a strict Muslim woman will not shake hands with a man. To confuse matters, a Muslim man will shake hands with a non-Muslim woman. People in these cultures generally avoid touching people of the opposite sex who are not family members.